Record ID: BH-2A7233
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-Medieval copper-alloy strap mount. The flat-sectioned mount takes the form of a latin cross, the central column of which is comprised of (from top to bottom) a suboval lobe, two moulded flower heads and a pointed-oval leaf. A lobe decorated with a bifurcating swirl projects horizontally outwards on either side of the uppermost flower head, creating the two cross arms. The reverse has two circular-sectioned rivets, one located above the other. Traces of gilding can be seen on the upper surface of the mount. Length: 36.8mm; width: 16.3mm; thickness/depth (including the rive…
Created on: Tuesday 1st July 2014
Last updated: Friday 11th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Princes Risborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-2A6BB6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy cloisonné-enamelled brooch, probably dating from the Late Early-Medieval period. The brooch consists of a disc with a raised circular setting. The inset is contained within a copper-alloy ring, the individual cells within its geometric design bordered by bent strips of copper-alloy. This design takes the form of a stylised flower head in which an equal-armed cross, filled with orange enamel, is surrounded by four oval petals, each containing a light blue inset. The distal end of each cross arm flares into a drop-shaped petal, two of which are set with dark blue inse…
Created on: Tuesday 1st July 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 25th March 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Princes Risborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-2A66E3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron and copper-alloy artefact, possibly representing part of a Late Iron Age to Early Roman 'Birdlip' type brooch. The main portion of the artefact is of iron, with a bow-shaped copper-alloy moulding having been sleeved on to this and located one third of the way along its length. The lower two thirds of the iron portion has a flat upper surface and straight sides which converge to point. An incised pattern of herringbone decoration extends the length of this upper surface, surviving most clearly at the top. A right-angled projection is located on the underside of this portion.…
Created on: Tuesday 1st July 2014
Last updated: Friday 11th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Watlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-2A6307
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman spoon. Most of the bowl is missing, but the spoon is otherwise complete. The distorted stem is of oval section, extending to a pointed distal end. At the bowl end, the stem has been flattened and widens towards a curved offset. A remnant of the once circular or oval bowl projects from the base of this offset. Length: 56.4mm; width (bowl): 12.7mm; height: 11.7mm. Weight: 3.01g.
Created on: Tuesday 1st July 2014
Last updated: Friday 11th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Watlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-2A5C34
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-Medieval copper-alloy strap fitting. The object has been made from a single cast piece which has been bent into a 'U' shape, presumably to secure it to a strap. The folded central portion takes the form of a rectangular-sectioned bar. At one end this bar flares into a suboval plate, damaged at its base, its upper surface decorated by a relief-moulded figure, who stands to the right. At the back the folded bar flares into a plain, shield-shaped plate, the tip of which is located a short distance from the back of the upper plate. Length: 28.8mm; width: 12.9mm; total thickne…
Created on: Tuesday 1st July 2014
Last updated: Friday 11th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Watlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-2A57E7
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper-alloy bar mount. The parallel-sided bar is of triangular section and terminates in two identical terminals. The inner end of each terminal is marked by a recessed band flanked by a pair of low ridges; above this is a rounded area with circular rivet hole; a suboval knop projects straight outwards from the distal end. Length: 44.2mm; width: 7.7mm; thickness: 2.6mm. Weight: 3.57g. Stylistically similar mounts were frequently used to suspend 13th to 14th century horse harness pendants (see, for example, BH-D2EF33).
Created on: Tuesday 1st July 2014
Last updated: Friday 11th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Watlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-2A53EF
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver penny of John or Henry III. Voided short-cross coinage, minted 1213 - 1236. Moneyer: [IL]GER ON LVNDE. Diameter: 18mm; thickness: 0.8mm. Weight: 1.24g.
Created on: Tuesday 1st July 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 9th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Watlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-2A4CF1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Venetian silver soldino of uncertain doge. Minted c. 1365 - 1423. Diameter: 14.8mm; thickness: 0.4mm. Weight: 0.33g.
Created on: Tuesday 1st July 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 9th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Watlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-2A49A6
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early-Medieval copper-alloy strap-end. The object is subrectangular in plan, having outward-bowing long sides and with a slight taper towards the basal terminal. At the top, the strap-end splits into two plates with opposing pairs of rivet holes. Located at the centre of the flat-sectioned body, there is a crudely incised, sub-rectangular panel with an indecipherable pattern, the grooves of which retain traces of niello. The terminal takes the form of an outward-facing zoomorphic head, with a pair of moulded and engraved ears at the top, and a downward step at the squared-off sn…
Created on: Tuesday 1st July 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 9th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Watlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-2A4677
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy awl, probably dating from the Late Bronze Age. One half of the tool is of rectangular section, its width and thickness declining towards a wedge-shaped distal end, which has a 45 degree bend. A 'waisted' central area separates the rectangular-sectioned half from the other half of the tool, which is of circular section, has a bulbous inner end and tapers towards the distal end, where there is a downward step and sharp point. Length: 49mm; maximum diameter (just below centre): 7.5mm. Weight: 7.49g. Although of slightly unusual form, the presence of a 45 degree be…
Created on: Tuesday 1st July 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 9th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Watlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-2A4155
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper-alloy harness pendant. The pendant is oval, of flat section and has a right-angled loop with a worn upper end. Traces of gilding survive on the upper surface of the pendant. Length: 25.4mm; width: 19.1mm; depth (including loop): 4.6mm. Weight: 2.03g.
Created on: Tuesday 1st July 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 9th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Watlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-2A3DFA
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper-alloy horse harness pendant. The domed pendant is roughly oval in plan, its upper end tapering towards the right-angled, perforated loop. There is no trace of any surface design or treatment. Length: 20.3mm; width: 10mm; thickness/depth: 5.2mm. Weight: 0.8g.
Created on: Tuesday 1st July 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 9th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great and Little Chishill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-2A396C
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Late Bronze age copper-alloy sword. The piece represents part of the blade and has a jagged break at both the top and bottom ends. The blade is of pointed-oval section with a distinct step or groove adjacent to each outer side. Width: 36.3mm; length: 18.9mm; thickness: 6.4mm. Weight: 19.31g.
Created on: Tuesday 1st July 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 9th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Therfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-2A3485
Object type: MINIATURE OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper-alloy miniature axe. The object has been cast as one piece and survives in good condition. The wedge-shaped head has a flat top and a downward-curving, slightly concave underside, which creates a 'beard'. The 'socket' area projects above and below the rest of the head, the area behind it flaring into a butt with a vertical surface at the back. The projecting top of the socket has vertical sides; the flat upper surface of this area bears two longitudinal grooves and an opposing pair of wedge-shaped incisions, cut across the centre point of the two longer top edges. Im…
Created on: Tuesday 1st July 2014
Last updated: Thursday 4th July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fowlmere', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-2A2E6C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver halfgroat of Henry VIII. Third or Posthumous Coinages, minted at Canterbury, 1544 - 1551. No mintmark. Diameter: 18.3mm; thickness: 0.8mm. Weight: 1.04g.
Created on: Tuesday 1st July 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 9th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Beaconsfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-2973BA
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A square copper-alloy coin weight for a Spur Ryal (15 shillings) of James I's 2nd or 3rd coinages (1604 - 1625). Ref: Withers and Withers 1995: 13. Side 1: Crown over 'XVs', beaded circular border surrounding, crowned 'I' stamped at top left-hand corner. Side 2: Central rose with radiating spines, every other of which terminates in a crown; arched tressure surrounding, beaded circular border outside this. Length: 17mm; width: 16.7mm; thickness: 3mm. Weight: 5.91g.
Created on: Tuesday 1st July 2014
Last updated: Saturday 5th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fowlmere', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-296DED
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age silver unit of Tasciovanus, dating to the period c. 20 BC to c. 10 AD. British Museum nos. 1674 - 1676 = Van Arsdell no. 1747 = Mack no. 162. Diameter: 13.2mm; thickness: 1.6mm. Weight: 1.2g.
Created on: Tuesday 1st July 2014
Last updated: Saturday 5th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kelshall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-296A3B
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A pressed copper-alloy mount, dating from the Late Medieval period. The centre of the mount is marked by a raised ring with central perforation for the now-missing rivet. This ring is located at the centre of a lozenge-shaped field. A ring protrudes from the mid-point of each of the four sides. Length: 14.1mm; width: 14.1mm; height/thickness: 1.8mm. Weight: 0.59g. A large number of pressed sheet-metal mounts were found in excavations in London, the closest parallel for this example being no. 940, which came from a mid to late 14th century context (Egan and Pritchard 1991: 185/186).
Created on: Tuesday 1st July 2014
Last updated: Saturday 5th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fowlmere', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-2965CC
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy harness link, dating from the Early-Medieval to Medieval periods. The central element of this link is a forward-facing anthropomorphic mask with elongated facial features and a pair of pointed ears projecting from the top. A semicircular-sectioned bar projects horizontally outwards on either side of this mask, the end of each flaring into a broken loop. Length: 50.8mm; width 18.9mm; thickness: 8.6mm. Weight: 15.58g. A close parallel for this harness link is illustrated by David Williams (2007: fig. 6b). Anglo-Scandinavian harness fittings of this group are thou…
Created on: Tuesday 1st July 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 9th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kelshall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-296087
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper-alloy T-shaped brooch of 'Sawfish' type of Hull T145A, dating to the 1st or 2nd centuries AD. The head is roughly cylindrical, the flattened upper surface of each wing decorated by a vertical groove and ridge. A longitudinal seam extends along the top of the cylinder, broken by a central slit, at which point the pin remnant is attached. The bow has a flat underside and convex upper surface. A double-humped moulding is located at the top of this bow, its base extending into a column of pellets. The sides of the bow have been 'toothed'. The foot is upturned and has an …
Created on: Tuesday 1st July 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 17th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Missenden', grid reference and parish protected.