Record ID: BH-B17D02
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy military harness mount dating to the Roman period (c. AD 120-300). The mount is rectangular in plan and D-shaped in cross-section, although the underside is hollowed. The upper surface consists of two broad moulded ribs and a narrower central rib. Projecting from the centre of the underside is a circular-sectioned rivet which is probably broken and missing a disc-shaped terminal. The mount has a length of 22mm, a width of 20mm, a height of 5mm excluding the rivet and 12mm including it. The mount weighs 7.8 grams. See Nicolay 2007, Type B6, and NMS-75B5AB, NM…
Created on: Thursday 1st November 2018
Last updated: Thursday 11th June 2020
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Record ID: BH-B115A9
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy strap mount dating to the Post-Medieval period (c. AD 1500-1700). The mount is heart shaped with a lozenge shaped lower terminal. The front is flat with slightly bevelled edges and the reverse is flat with two integral attachment spikes bent outwards. The mount measures 21mm long, 12mm wide and 5mm thick including the attachment spikes. It weighs 2.5 grams. For similar mounts recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database, see NMS-FED303, LIN-CF2322, SWYOR-EB5373, LIN-03AEB1 and SWYOR-1AE6B8.
Created on: Thursday 1st November 2018
Last updated: Friday 23rd November 2018
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Record ID: BH-AFDA10
Object type: FURNITURE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy handle, probably from a piece of furniture, dating to the Post-Medieval period (c. AD 1600-1800). The handle is C-shaped with an expanded central section with collar in the centre, and narrowed bars either side. The handle is decorated with four or five linear transverse mouldings either side of the central collar on the upper and undersides. The handle had a patchy mid-green and brown patina and measures 93mm in length, a maximum of 13mm in diameter at the centre and 7mm either side, and weighs 81.9 grams. The form of this object suggests that it may w…
Created on: Thursday 1st November 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 6th November 2018
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Record ID: BH-AF34CB
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Roman copper-alloy 'vulvate' or 'coffee bean' stud dating to the 2nd or 3rd century AD. The stud possesses a broadly hexagonal plate that is slightly bent in profile. In the centre of the plate is a raised oval boss decorated with a shallow groove. The underside of the plate is flat and undecorated with an oval-shaped recess in the centre. Either end of this there is a circular-sectioned attachment lug with flat terminals. The stud measures 30mm in length, has a maximum width of 18.5 mm, is 12mm in thickness and weighs 11.0 grams. Studs of this type have been foun…
Created on: Thursday 1st November 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 7th April 2021
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Record ID: BH-AED714
Object type: MINIATURE OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete miniature copper-alloy object, possibly an axe dating from the Late Bronze Age to Roman period (c. 1200 BC - AD 400). The axe is wedge shaped and sub-rectangular in cross-section with one wedge shaped end and the other end rounded. One face is flat while the other is concaved. One of the long edges is damaged in the form of an irregular triangular notch. There are no signs of decoration but there are small patches of a black coating on one of the edges. The rest of the object has a mid-green patina. The object measures 34.5mm in length, has a maximum width of 19mm and a …
Created on: Thursday 1st November 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd November 2018
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Record ID: BH-AE8E83
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy crotal bell dating to the Post-Medieval period (c. AD 1600-1850). The bell is sub-spherical in shape with a trapezoidal shaped suspension loop at the top, underneath which is a circular perforation either side of the upper-hemisphere. A central ridge runs around the circumference dividing the upper and lower hemispheres. The lower hemisphere has a narrow rectangular slot with circular perforations wither side. The hemispheres are not decorated but the entire object is very worn. The central cavity of the bell and suspension loop are filled with deposition …
Created on: Thursday 1st November 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 6th November 2018
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Record ID: BH-AE7394
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy crotal bell dating to the Post-Medieval period (c. AD 1600-1850). The bell is spherical in shape with a trapezoidal shaped suspension loop at the top, underneath which is a circular perforation either side of the upper-hemisphere. A prominent central ridge runs around the circumference dividing the upper and lower hemispheres. The lower hemisphere has a narrow rectangular slot with circular perforations wither side; sections of this aperture are damaged. The upper hemisphere is plain, and the lower hemisphere is decorated with a fish scale design consis…
Created on: Thursday 1st November 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 6th November 2018
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