Record ID: ESS-901DE7
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval (1550-1650) cast copper alloy double loop oval buckle frame with narrowed strap bar. There is a domed moulded design with cast central square and small projecting knop on the outer edge of each loop and at either end of the strap bar. The reverse of the frame is hollow at these mouldings. The pin is missing. The frame is 92.89mm long, 56.85mm wide, 3.19mm thick and weighs 35.9 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd March 2010
Last updated: Friday 26th March 2010
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Record ID: ESS-8FF984
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mid to late Roman Horningsea grey ware vessel body sherd. The fabric is bluish-grey in colour and has silver mica inclusions. The sherd is 6.71mm thick and weighs 12.5  grams.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd March 2010
Last updated: Friday 26th March 2010
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Record ID: ESS-8FD4C3
Object type: CLASP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval (1650-1800) copper alloy clog clasp. It is rectangular with one hooked terminal and one hinged terminal. The main body expands out towards the hinged end, with two semi-circular knops on each edge. The clasp has a pressed design of four triangles along its length, with three pellets to either side of each triangle. It is 28.06mm long, 11.49mm wide increasing to 14.31mm wide at the projecting knops, 1.05mm thick and weighs 2.3 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd March 2010
Last updated: Friday 26th February 2021
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Record ID: ESS-8FB2C3
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze Age blade fragment; It is rectangular in plan with a shallow rectangular cross section tapering to a point on both edges. The fragment is 41.32mm long, 34.48mm wide, 3.50mm thick and weighs 22.70 grams
Created on: Tuesday 23rd March 2010
Last updated: Thursday 10th June 2010
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Record ID: ESS-8F9945
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy coin: corroded and damaged dupondius or as of uncertain emperor.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd March 2010
Last updated: Friday 26th March 2010
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Record ID: ESS-8F8576
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy coin: worn sestertius of uncertain emperor.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd March 2010
Last updated: Friday 26th March 2010
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Record ID: ESS-8F6DD6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy coin: worn and corroded sestertius of uncertain emperor.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd March 2010
Last updated: Friday 26th March 2010
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Record ID: ESS-8F57B8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy coin: nummus of Contantius II. Reverse type FEL TEMP REPARATIO. Minted in Rome, dating 348-50, Reece period 18. RIC VIII p258 no 139.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd March 2010
Last updated: Monday 29th March 2010
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Record ID: ESS-8F4381
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy coin: corroded nummus of uncertain emperor.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd March 2010
Last updated: Friday 26th March 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eldernell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-8E13E1
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy biconical bead with central circular perforation. The bead is corroded, with much of the original surface missing. It has an external diameter of 11.29mm, an internal diameter of 2.82mm, is 4.75mm thick and weighs 2.1 grams. The bead is undiagnostic and as such cannot be precisely dated.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd March 2010
Last updated: Friday 26th March 2010
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Record ID: ESS-88DCC7
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval (1550-1650) incomplete cast copper alloy double loop oval buckle with moulded surface decoration. Only one loop and the narrowed strap bar survive. There is a six petalled flower on the outer edge of the frame, with a semi-circular moulded knop above and below. There are triangular knops at each end of the strap bar. The reverse is plain and undecorated. In its current condition it is 30.40mm long, 32.81mm wide, 2.93mm thick and weighs 8.7 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd March 2010
Last updated: Friday 26th March 2010
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Record ID: ESS-88B535
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Roman cast copper alloy colchester two-piece brooch. The wings are rectangular in plan with a slightly curved profile. There are two integrally cast lugs on the reverse of the brooch, which would have secured the chord and axis bar of the (missing) sprung pin. Only a very small section of the bow survives, and it has a prominant mid-rib. It is 24.47mm wide across the wings, 9.90mm wide across the bow, 13.80mm thick and weighs 4.97 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd March 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 9th June 2010
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Record ID: ESS-889FE2
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval damaged and incomplete cast pewter fragment, possibly from a spoon bowl. The fragment is roughly oval with a concave upper surface. There is damage on all of the edges. It is 37.04mm long, 27.63mm wide, 1.81mm thick, 5.70mm deep and weighs 6.4 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd March 2010
Last updated: Friday 26th March 2010
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Record ID: ESS-889342
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy openwork fragment possibly from an early-medieval mount (c. 11th century). It is sub circular, with a central 'hour-glass' shaped opening. There are eight projecting knops around the edge, two of which have worn breaks across them, possibly from a missing projection. The fragment is reddish-brown in colour. It is 14.82 mm long, 17.91 mm wide, 2.34 mm thick and weighs 1.5 g It may be compared with the ends of mounts recorded as BH-FC3501 and HAMP-B012A8 and possibly shows two beasts confronted.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd March 2010
Last updated: Thursday 6th May 2021
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Record ID: ESS-887C12
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval cast copper alloy animal bell with square suspension loop. There is a central rib dividing the hemispheres. There is no visible decoration. The lower hemisphere is slightly distorted. The iron pea survives. The bell is 35.79mm long, 28.77mm in diameter and weighs 23.25 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd March 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 9th June 2010
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Record ID: ESS-885BB3
Object type: BIRD FEEDER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two post medieval cast lead containers, possibly feed containers for bird cages. Both containers are trapezoid in plan, and would have had a 'D' shaped cross section before they were flattened - i.e. the back of the container would have been flat with a curved front. The rims expand out, and there are traces of cast lines on both examples. Both are damaged and worn. The larger example is 91.47mm wide at the rim, tapering to 45.70mm at the base. The smaller example is 59.76mm wide at the rim, tapering to 38.38mm at the base and weighs 81.6 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd March 2010
Last updated: Monday 29th March 2010
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Record ID: ESS-87C9F8
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Roman cast copper alloy incomplete harness fitting, probably a pendant. There are two damaged and incomplete suspension loops at the apex of the pendant and they are perpendicular to the main body. The main body is comprised of two curved and tapering arms (almost forming a semi-circle) with a projecting circular boss in between. The arms have cast, obliques lines along their length, and both arms are incomplete with a worn break at their terminals. The central boss is decorated with a quatrefoil design of red enamel surrounded by an off-white enamel field. The reverse of the pe…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd March 2010
Last updated: Thursday 13th May 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'The Rodings', grid reference and parish protected.