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BODKIN
Unique ID: NMGW-C90A23
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
The bodkin is complete but distorted and bent around its mid-section (with a distorted length of 70.4mm, a straightened length of approximately 142mm and a weight of 10.5g). The bodkin has a bowl terminal (5.6mm wide and 2.5mm deep) surmounted on the top of the shaft, which has a aperture, now filled with sediment. The top of the shaft has straight and near-parallel sides (5.3mm wide and 2.3mm thick), which are faceted to produce a hexagonal section. The top third of the bodkin is decorated on both faces with rectangular panels filled with incised geometric decoration and defined by transverse grooves. The panel beneath the aperture contains a chevron with internal vertical groves. There is a central rectangular slot (13mm long), which has been pinched closed and is filled with sediment. The border around the slot is enhanced with punched dots and the slot is flanked above and below with panels containing a floral device. Beneath the panel are further vertical striations. The lower part of the shaft is undecorated and of oval section, with straight sides gradually converging to the tip. Bodkins of this form can be confidently dated to the post medieval period and specifically to the 17th century. Similar examples have been recorded as treasure cases from Bodham, Norfolk , Harborough, Leicestershire and elsewhere.
Notes:
Valued by the Treasure Valuation Committee (15/05/19) at £120.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Hereford Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2014T104
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 70.4 mm
Width: 5.6 mm
Thickness: 2.3 mm
Weight: 10.5 g
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2014T104
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Eardisley (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO2951
Four figure Latitude: 52.15269716
Four figure longitude: -3.03915768
1:25K map: SO2951
1:10K map: SO25SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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