Record ID: BERK-0B7553
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy late Roman military buckle, dating from the late 4th century. The remains of the buckle consists of approximately half of the buckle frame; this has two zoomorphic heads, from the mouths of which protrude the pin and plate bar (now both missing). The beasts' heads are stylised but an up-turned, open snout and pair of eyes are clearly depicted. There is no other detail. This buckle is of Hawkes & Dunning (1961) Type IIIA.
Created on: Thursday 7th June 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 13th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bicester area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-0B3E85
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman sestertius or as, dating from the first to mid-third century AD. The coin is almost sub-square in plan rather than circular, and has been pierced. The coin is too worn for further identification.
Created on: Thursday 7th June 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 10th July 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bicester area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-0B2EA7
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sheet copper alloy sword pommel, probably dating to the early-medieval period. The pommel is made from one sheet of copper alloy that has been folded from a flat rectangular base up and over into triangular profiled pommel with a rectangular cross section. The pommel is filled with a lead alloy substance, giving the object quite some weight for its size. The folds of the pommel do not quite touch each other and the lead infill has leached out. Through the centre of the pommel is the remains of an iron rivet or pin; possibly the remains of the tang but with a small diameter. Although…
Created on: Thursday 7th June 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 13th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bicester area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-0ABD05
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy Anglo-Scandinavian horse harness cheek-piece dating to the 11th century. The cheek-piece is rectangular in plan and has a D-shaped cross section, with a rounded terminal at one end, a rounded central rib in the centre of the length and is broken at the opposing end. This end would have expanded to form openwork links for the bridle strap and would likely have been decorated with scrolled patterns. The reverse of the cheek-piece is flat and plain. Williams (2007) Type 2.
Created on: Thursday 7th June 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 11th April 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bicester area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-0A9827
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Anglo-Scandiniavian horse harness strap fitting dating to the 11th century. The strap fitting has thick lozenge-shaped openwork terminal with a knop at three corners; from the forth corner protrudes a rectangular, D-sectioned shank that would have extended and joined onto another (or more than one other) openwork terminal. These objects are harness junctions or links and a good number have been recorded on this database, including another from the same location (BERK-0A5C35). When in a fragmentary state like this example, it is hard to be certain whethe…
Created on: Thursday 7th June 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 8th October 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bicester area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-0A5C35
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Anglo-Scandiniavian horse harness strap fitting dating to the 11th century. The strap fitting has a lozenge-shaped openwork terminal with a knop at three corners; from the forth corner protrudes a rectangular, D-sectioned shank that would have extended and joined onto another (or more than one other) openwork terminal. These objects are harness junctions or links and a good number have been recorded on this database. When in a fragmentary state like this example, it is hard to be certain whether the original object was a strap junction fitting or a bit …
Created on: Thursday 7th June 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 13th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bicester area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-0A0B34
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Anglo-Scandinavian cheekpiece dating to the 11th century. The cheekpiece is shaped like an elongated triangle, with a long, slightly tapered projection that terminates in a rounded knop. The opposite end is triangular but has broken across the hole where the cheekpiece would have attached to the strap and bit. This cheekpiece does not appear to have any decoration on the surviving parts, but other examples are usually decorated in scrolled or floral designs. The reverse of the cheekpiece is flat and plain. Williams (2007) Type 2.
Created on: Thursday 7th June 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 9th June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bicester area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-09DCE5
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy belt or strap mount dating to the Medieval period (c. AD 1270-1400). The mount is sub-globular with two lobes protruding from either side; the top of the mount is decorated with four lines and columns of crude and uneven incised hatching. The two projections each have a rivet hole drilled through them, and one copper alloy rivet is retained. Similar examples are recorded from London and date from the late 13th to 15th century AD (Egan 1998).
Created on: Thursday 7th June 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 13th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bicester area', grid reference and parish protected.