Record ID: BH-B71423
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy artefact, possibly representing part of a scabbard chape. A piece of sheet-metal has been folded to create a two-sided object with central gap. The outer side, where the fold is located, is angled at approximately 45 degrees, extending into a flat base. From the narrow 'arm' at the top, the upper side flattens out, forming a wide area at the bottom. The surfaces of the angled portion of the chape have a dark blueish-green patination and are pitted; there is a clear break between this and the lower portion, where the metal is lighter green, has lightly inci…
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2011
Last updated: Friday 4th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Baldock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-864DB7
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy object which is tentatively identified as a chape of late Bronze Age date (A.Macgregor, 1987, p. 110, no.1178 (similar)). The piece is sub-triangular and has a shallow, transverse recess of oval shape at the top. The object tapers towards the bottom where it is broken off. It measures 39mm long by 23.9mm wide and 8.4mm thick. It weighs 18.16g. The surfaces are heavily corroded.
Created on: Friday 3rd March 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 6th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hadham', grid reference and parish protected.