Record ID: BH-0522D3
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver seal matrix. The form and engraving suggest a 16th-17th century date. Only the oval printing face survives, the suspension loop having been broken off above fluted base. The die is deeply engraved with unidentified arms, comprising a shield with a chevron and six ?pellets above and three below. Above the shield are the letters 'IS'. The perimeter is marked by a ropework border. It measures 12.5mm high, 10.5mm wide and weighs 3.1g.
Created on: Thursday 23rd October 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Weston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-0513E7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Published
A Medieval brooch formed of a flattened band with a cut-out bar for the attachment of a pin, now lost. One surface of the brooch carries a Latin inscription, much abraded, which reads AMOR . VINCIT . OMNIA (Love conquers all) The brooch is silver and dates from the fourteenth century. Dimensions: diameter 15 mm. Consequently, in terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Created on: Thursday 23rd October 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: BH-04BBD3
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver hooked tag of 16th century date. This is a typical form of hooked tag, with numerous examples having been reported through the treasure system (see, for example, TAR 2005/6, p. 143, nos. 653, 654, 657). The head has an inverted sub-triangular back plate with a pinked edge. Attached to the upper surface are three gilt hemispherical lobes with filigree spirals and knops. At the centre is a domed-headed pin with a plate in the form of a six-petalled flower head below. On the underside, the pin protrudes from a hole at the centre of the backplate and has been bent sideways …
Created on: Thursday 23rd October 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Cambridgeshire', grid reference and parish protected.