Record ID: BH-4555D5
Object type: FURNITURE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, cast copper-alloy drop handle dating to the Post Medieval period (AD 1600-1750). Description: The object is formed of a cast plate with a moulded design and a metal ribbon forming a loop, which is broken at the top.  The top of the plate is a rectangular section, with each corner expanding out into a lobe and a central rectangular perforation. A neck connects this section to the main body of the plate.   The main body of the plate is broadly rectangular a slightly waisted section in the upper quarter, which expands out for form a protruding&…
Created on: Friday 17th March 2023
Last updated: Thursday 12th October 2023
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Record ID: BH-747C63
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large fragment of a late Iron Age to early Roman (c. 100 BC to 100 AD) finger ring, cast in the shape of a human male wearing a bovine headdress. The band of the ring is missing, and the worn break edges suggest this was lost in antiquity. The underside of the ring is concave with a smooth surface finish, confirming this to be a finger ring rather than a vessel fitting (which based on other examples would be smooth or hollowed out rather than concave). Only small fragments of the shoulder remain, meaning it is not possible to predict the overall size accurately. The human head …
Created on: Thursday 25th August 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2023
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Record ID: BH-E9DC4A
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman cast copper-alloy mount from an oinochoe vessel. The mount, which would have been at the base of the handle, consists of a bowed sub-square backplate with rounded corners. All the edges are rounded. At the mid-point of the upper edge extends an outwardly arching projection that is pointed-oval in cross-section with a corresponding flat face. At the opposite end of the plate the edges widen gradually towards the base where they project into two unevenly shaped arms. A shallow horizontal ridge extends across their lower edge. The arms have flat faced terminals that are D-shape i…
Created on: Thursday 7th April 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd May 2022
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Record ID: BH-C4ED93
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval cast copper-alloy horse harness hanger and pendant dating c. AD 1250-1400. The hanger consists of a rectangular D-sectioned bar with rounded corners and a circular-sectioned lug projecting from the reverse at each end. Extending from a middle of the lower edge is a short rectangular plate with an inverted ‘T’ shaped moulding. Below this are two D-sectioned oval attachment lugs projecting at 90 degrees from the lower corners of the plate. Each lug has a circular perforation through it and are attached by a circular-sectioned copper-alloy cross-bar. The reverse of th…
Created on: Tuesday 5th April 2022
Last updated: Friday 8th April 2022
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Record ID: BH-F6E5B8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy Roman Continental plate brooch, of Mackreth 2011, PL CONT 18, dating c. AD 75-300. The main plate of the brooch is lozenge shape with bevelled edges and a hollow interior. At the centre is an oval boss in the form of a human head with moulded decoration consisting of a vertical line, at the base of which are two lobes. Below this a horizontal groove. The rest of the boss surfaces, as well as that of the main plate, are undecorated. Surmounting the apex of the main plate is a circular disc with raised edges and a hollow cen…
Created on: Monday 14th March 2022
Last updated: Friday 19th August 2022
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Record ID: BH-7C41F2
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval to Post Medieval cast copper-alloy pot leg dating c. 1200-1700. The leg is D-shape in cross-section with tapering rounded sides that extend to a rounded terminal. A raised vertical ridge extends from the break down the apex of the front face. This terminates at transverse ridge approximately half the way down the leg. Below this the lower portion of the leg is decorated with a series of vertical grooves. All of these features are very worn. The reverse of the pot leg is flat and undecorated. The surface patination is dark brown in colour with more damaged areas …
Created on: Monday 31st January 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 1st February 2022
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Record ID: BH-7C1C8E
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval to Post Medieval cast copper-alloy pot leg dating c. 1200-1700. The leg is D-shape in cross-section with relatively straight sides that extend to a rounded terminal. The lower half of the front surface is decorated with moulded vertical grooves and ridges that are all very worn. The patination on the surfaces is primarily light brown in colour with small patches of dark brown in places. The vessel leg measures 46.1mm long, 22.6mm wide and 13.3 mm thick. It weighs 62.15 grams.
Created on: Monday 31st January 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 1st February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bedford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-FC32BA
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A complete silver-gilt fede finger ring dating to the Late Medieval period (AD 1400-1550). The ring is sub-circular in plan and sub-D-shape in cross-section. The bezel is moulded, comprising two clasped hands around a central crowned heart. A transverse ridge representing a cuff separates the bezel from hoop, which is decorated with cast globular ribbing. The interior of the bezel and loop are flat and devoid of any decoration and hallmarks. Measurements: External diameter: 22.9mm; thickness of band: 1.8mm, height of bezel: 11mm; width of bezel: 9.7mm;…
Created on: Tuesday 25th January 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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Record ID: BH-7D3C2C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Continental, Frankish, cast copper-alloy gilded radiate-headed brooch dating to the Early Medieval period (c. AD 500-600). The head consists of a flat oval plate with raised border that is damaged around the edges. Trefoil-shaped terminals project either side. The face of the plate has moulded decoration in the form of a schematic stylized face. Two chevrons form the brow. Below this are eyes of two sets of outwardly pointed concentric triangles divided by a vertical rectangle as a nose. Under each eye is a sub-triangular plate forming arched cheeks, with a transver…
Created on: Wednesday 19th January 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 25th January 2022
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Record ID: BH-EF0CBE
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two conjoining fragments of a cast copper-alloy Roman folding knife handle. Combined, the fragments are broadly rectangular in plan and in cross-section and depict a stylised hound chasing a hare. The hare has an oval body, short legs and flat pointed head and nose, with sweptback ears and collar around the neck. The snout is defined by a transverse ridge and the tail is globular and plain, like the rest of the body. The tail is broken where it would have attached to the rest of the handle, while the flat plate the hare stands on is also broken just behind the back foot. The blad…
Created on: Wednesday 12th January 2022
Last updated: Thursday 27th January 2022
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Record ID: BH-CEAD67
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy thimble dating to the late Medieval to Post-Medieval period, c. AD 1400-1550. The thimble consists of a single hollow domed sheet. The exterior surface is covered with small circular indentations in semi-regular rows except for a thin plain circumferential boarder around the lower edge. At the apex of the dome are two sub-circular perforations, probably damage. The area adjacent to this has laminated but the remnants of the stipling is still visible. The interior of the thimble is hollow. On one wall is a seam where the two ends of the sheet meet. The sur…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd November 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 5th April 2022
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Record ID: BH-128CAD
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early Medieval cast copper-alloy strap end, probably of Thomas Class E2, dating to the period AD 1000-1100. The strap end is tongue-shape with an openwork design in relief and a thinner rectangular upper edge. The latter has two, of three, surviving circular perforations (approximately 2mm diameter each) and has a broken corner. The design below is figurative and depicts the head and raided hands of a naked figure surrounded by a border. The reverse of the strap end is flat and undecorated. The surface patina is light brown in colour with widespread patches of light…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd November 2021
Last updated: Thursday 4th November 2021
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Record ID: BH-D98E8A
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy Post Medieval knife end-cap dating to the period c. AD 1500-1600. The end-cap is in the form of a stylized anthropomorphic head of a male that is oval in cross-section. The top of the head features six linear grooves forming combed hair and a frontal lozenge-shaped recessed field above the face that tapers to a point on either side. The upper section of the head is divided from the face by an arched ridge and a parallel grooved recess. Below this is the broadly hemispherical face has moulded features that include two circular eyes, a sub-triangular nose, a…
Created on: Wednesday 6th October 2021
Last updated: Friday 15th October 2021
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Record ID: BH-E2C7A1
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval cast copper-alloy mount depicting an acorn dating to the period c. AD 1600-1700. The body of the mount is pointed oval in shape and crescentic in cross-section, with a slightly concave reverse. At one end an integral triangular plate with pointed end projects at approximately 90 degrees to the main plate. The surface of the main plate has moulded decoration in the form of two transverse grooves across the widest part, approximately half way along. Two circular-sectioned attachment lugs (2mm diameter) project from the reverse of the plate on the longitu…
Created on: Thursday 19th August 2021
Last updated: Thursday 26th August 2021
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Record ID: BH-2CAC7B
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy Medieval vesica-shaped seal matrix dating c. AD 1200-1400. The seal matrix is flat and pointed oval in form. The recessed impression on the front face depicts a tree with five branches with serpent entwined around the trunk. The tree is flanked by two stading figures, presumably Adam and Eve, and the scene probably depicts the 'Temptation in the Garden of Eden' (see New 2018, pp. 451-468, paragraph 3). The surrounding letters is indiscernible but is probably the remnants of the hexameter 'Est ade signum/vir, femina, vipa, lignum' (“It is the mark of Adam…
Created on: Monday 5th July 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 1st June 2022
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Record ID: BH-9C6188
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval cast copper-alloy figurative shell-shaped mount probably dating to the 16th to 17th century. The mount is in the form of a scallop shell with radiating lines depicting the detail of the shell. A pointed plate projects from either side towards the base. Below the shell there is a broken rectangular tab with the remains of a circular perforation through it. There are patches of gilding on the surface. The shell is convexly bowed so that the underside is hollowed. The underside is also undecorated. The surfaces of the object have a patchy mid and dark gre…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd March 2021
Last updated: Monday 26th April 2021
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Record ID: BH-861006
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy mount or pendant probably dating from the Medieval to Post Medieval period. The object is tear-drop shaped and convex with rounded edges and a hollowed interior. The pointed attachment loop has a circular perforation while the opposite lower edge of the object is curved. The surface is decorated in moulded relief and takes the form of a stylised face consisting of two large lozenge-shaped eyes and slightly raised rectangular bands forming the transverse brow and vertical nose between the eyes. Above this the facial area is defined from the attachment loop …
Created on: Monday 22nd March 2021
Last updated: Monday 13th December 2021
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Record ID: BH-AB1036
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval copper-alloy figurative Limoges mount dating c. AD 1150-1350. The mount depicts the head and upper body of a robed male figure, probably a saint. The head is round and moulded with stylised eyes, mouth and broad nose. It has circular recessions for eye sockets and one is filled with a ring of blue enamel. The top of the head is flat and angled at the corners. The neck is long, oval in cross-section and tapers inwards before widening again prior to joining the shoulders of the body. The body plate is sub-rectangular and concavo-convex in cross-section with a…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
Last updated: Thursday 1st April 2021
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Record ID: BH-EC032B
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy strap fitting, probably a strap union, of probable late Medieval date. The frame is trapezoidal in shape with one end wider than the other. The two long arms are D-shape in cross-section and have concave inside edges. The ends of each arm have enlarged knops decorated on the outer edge with two transverse grooves that create three bands, all of which are notched horizontally creating a rope-like design. The slightly wider central cross bar is oval in cross-section while the outer one is rectangular in section. Both are undecorated. Extending from the wider edge are…
Created on: Wednesday 13th January 2021
Last updated: Thursday 21st January 2021
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Record ID: BH-77767E
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-medieval cast lead-alloy biface token or tally probably dating to the 16th to 17th century. Both faces depict a raised initial or numeral. The obverse depicts an ‘I’ (Powell type 2 or 8). The reverse depicts an ‘S’ with a circular pellet at its centre (Powell type 2). The entire objects has a mid-grey patina. It measures 20mm in diameter, 2.8mm thick and weighs 5.20 grams.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd June 2020
Last updated: Thursday 4th June 2020
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