Record ID: BH-F89C93
Object type: CANDLESTICK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-Medieval copper-alloy candlestick. The artefact has become detached from its base. The baluster-moulded stem has a hollow centre and extends into a hollow cylindrical socket at the top. Dimensions: 103.7mm long, 29.9mm wide. Weight: 85.91g. Roger Brownsword identifies the introduction of candlesticks with moulded sockets (as opposed to the preceeding straight-sided ones) as having occurred in the late 16th century (1985: 1). The suggested date range for this piece is late 16th to 17th century.
Created on: Wednesday 5th December 2012
Last updated: Thursday 7th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Melbourn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F88047
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy hooked tag, probably dating from the early post-Medieval period. The plate is of openwork form, the lower portion being heart-shaped, with a beaded border and an inverted fleur-de-lis at the centre. Above this is a sub-rectangular area with three projecting lobes equally spaced along its upper edge, and four circular perforations. This area is surmounted by the narrower, sub-rectangular hanger. From the base of the plate extends a tapering rearward hook of 'D-shaped' section. Dimensions: 32mm long, 15.8mm wide, 1.3mm thick. Weight: 1.5g. A similar hooked tag …
Created on: Wednesday 5th December 2012
Last updated: Thursday 7th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Therfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F81A18
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy hooked mount of post-Medieval date. The upper portion of the mount consists of a plate with a 'V-shaped' depression in its top side, and two long sides which converge towards the bottom, where it tapers into a rearward hook. The slightly convex upper surface of the plate is punctuated by two rivet holes, both containing the corroded remains of two iron rivets. The squared end of the hook is located immediately adjacent to the back of the plate and a crudely formed copper-alloy ring is contained within its loop. Dimensions: 37.7mm long (with ring), up to 13.9mm wid…
Created on: Wednesday 5th December 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 5th July 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great and Little Chishill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F7C134
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Spanish silver half real, or 'Medio reale', of Ferdinand V (1474-1516) and Isabella (1474-1504). Mint of Seville. Dimensions: 18.8mm diameter, 0.4mm thick. Weight: 1.21g.
Created on: Wednesday 5th December 2012
Last updated: Thursday 7th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chrishall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F79746
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead-alloy token of Medieval to post-Medieval date. The sub-circular token has crudely executed relief-moulded decoration on both sides. One side bears a six-petalled flower head design with pellets in the fields and a circumferential rim; the other side has cross with pellet at the centre and unidentifiable symbols in the quarters. Dimensions: 22.5mm diameter, 3.2mm thick. Weight: 6.27g.
Created on: Wednesday 5th December 2012
Last updated: Thursday 7th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Heydon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F78017
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy key fragment of probable Medieval date. The piece represents the bit from a rotary key, with the bow and most of the stem having been lost in antiquity. The remaining part of the stem is of flattened-circular section and has a hollow tip. The upper portion of the bit consists of a sub-rectangular block with longitudinal groove in its side and a horizontal cleft extending from the front to just under half way along its length. The lower portion of the bit has three longitudinal grooves on its outer surfaces, a horizontal cleft at the inner end and, projecting downward…
Created on: Wednesday 5th December 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 19th June 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Heydon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F75567
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy pin from a Medieval disc-on-pin type buckle. The upper portion of the pin comprises a 'D-sectioned', parallel-sided strip, its downward-bending top representing part of the broken loop. Beneath this upper portion is the much wider disc, in which four of an original five turrets survive in situ. These turrets have flattened spherical heads, their bases tapering into circular-sectioned rivets which sit within perforations in the plate. The top, bottom, and left hand turrets survive, as does the large central one. A perimeter groove extends around the upper surface of t…
Created on: Wednesday 5th December 2012
Last updated: Monday 15th February 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Heydon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F717F8
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-alloy purse bar of Late Medieval to early post-Medieval date. The piece represents the end part of one of the bar's arms. It is of rectangular section, with a slightly wider, oval-sectioned, terminal, from the centre of the outer face of which protrudes a circular-sectioned rivet. Both of the flat surfaces of the bar bear crudely incised letters: one side reads 'AVE'; the other side appears to read 'TECV'. It is likely that these groups of letters would have formed parts of the legends 'AVE MARIA GRACIA PLENA' ('Hail Mary, full of grace') and 'DOMINVS TECV(M)'…
Created on: Wednesday 5th December 2012
Last updated: Thursday 7th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Heydon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F6C718
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable copper-alloy finger ring which has been adapted from one half of a Medieval swivel. The ring is roughly 'D-shaped' in plan, the circular-sectioned hoop gradually expanding towards the shoulders, which take the form of two stylised zoomorphic heads. These heads have moulded ears, brows and muzzles, with a groove for the eyes. They flank the bezel, which is oval in plan and has a flat, and apparently polished, upper surface and a perimeter groove on its inward-angling sides. At the back, the hoop narrows at one point; this is probably the result of wear from an a now-missin…
Created on: Wednesday 5th December 2012
Last updated: Thursday 7th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great and Little Chishill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F66045
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Medieval to post-Medieval copper-alloy thimble. The thimble is complete but corroded. From the open base, the diameter gradually declines towards the domed top. Apart from a plain band above the rim, the surface is covered with closely-spaced, irregular columns of punched indentations. Dimensions: 22mm high, 20.8mm wide. Weight: 12.37g.
Created on: Wednesday 5th December 2012
Last updated: Thursday 7th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chrishall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F62635
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper-alloy single-loop buckle. The roughly cast frame of the buckle is 'D-shaped', has a convex upper surface, flat underside and has been tinned or silvered. The plate is irregular, the upper side being significantly longer than the lower. The wire pin is attached at central hole at the frame end of the plate. An iron rivet holds the two sides of the plate together, while the remains of a second such rivet would have attached the buckle to a strap. Dimensions: 40.6mm long, 15.2mm wide, 3.6mm thick. Weight: 2.33g.
Created on: Wednesday 5th December 2012
Last updated: Thursday 7th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kelshall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F352F7
Object type: BELL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy bell of probable Roman date. The bell takes the form of a now-damaged cone, tapering towards the top, where there is a worn apex loop with a moulded collar at its base. A moulded ring also extends around the bell, located a short distance up from the distorted rim. In addition to this damage, there is a small hole near the top of the bell. Dimensions: 35.7mm high, 30.5mm wide. Weight: 15.31g. A similar bell was found in excavations in Colchester (Crummy 1983: 127, no. 4168). Parallels on the PAS database include NCL-625A82, from Matfen, Northumberland,…
Created on: Wednesday 5th December 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 8th June 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Heydon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F316A6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Rosette/Thistle type brooch, dating from the early to mid 1st century AD. The spring comprises seven coils of copper-alloy wire, wrapped around an iron axis bar and contained within a damaged horizontal cylinder. A short remnant of the wire pin projects downwards from near the centre of the spring. The high-arched bow is of D-shaped section and has parallel sides. At its base is adjoins a damaged, sub-circular head-plate which has a pattern of concentric grooves in its upper surface and extends as far up as the base of the head. On the underside of the hea…
Created on: Wednesday 5th December 2012
Last updated: Thursday 7th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Therfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F2D0C8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy radiate of Carausius, dating to the period AD c. 286-293 (Reece period 14). Possibly PAX AVG reverse depicting Pax standing left, holding branch and sceptre. Mint of London or Colchester. Dimensions: 22.9mm diameter, 1.6mm thick. Weight: 3.3g. This coin has been considered for Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Created on: Wednesday 5th December 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 27th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Heydon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F28132
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy stirrup-strap mount, dating from the Early-Medieval to Medieval periods. The mount is sub-pentagonal in plan and decorated with a symmetrical zoomorphic design. On either side of the mount, extending from the apex, is a downward-facing animal head. The deeply curved snout protrudes beyond the width of the straight side below, while the tip of the snout, the brow ridge and ear take the form of rounded lobes. A further such lobe is located a short distance down from the apex, although what it represents is unclear. The inner parts of the design are represented through …
Created on: Wednesday 5th December 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 25th March 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Heydon', grid reference and parish protected.