Record ID: BUC-9754C7
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Complete gold composite penannular ring of Middle Bronze Age date (1300 BC - 1150 BC). The ring is a tri-partite composite type. The three elements are lightly C-shaped in cross-section and have apparently been soldered together. Each of the elements is about 3mm in width. The item falls into the category of Bronze Age composite rings which have clear associations with twisted bar ornaments, onto which they can be threaded.
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stone', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-095886
Object type: TORC
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete piece of gold ribbon or bracelet possibly dating to the Bronze Age, 2350BC to 800 BC. The ribbon is a long thin strip of a gold, which has been folded three times over itself, and terminates at either end with a rounded edge. The surface of the ribbon has been scratched. There is no decoration visible. The ribbon is a yellow gold colour, and measures 76.1mm in length, 7.3mm in width, 0.6mm in thickness, and weighs 4.23g.  Similar to Record KENT-21C63F on the database. 
Created on: Thursday 2nd September 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 19th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Grendon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-26FC86
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete gold penannular bar bracelet, dating to the Middle to Late Bronze Age (1400BC-750BC). Description: The bracelet is composed of a cylindrical bar, curved to create a sub-oval shape in plan. The terminals of the bar are slightly expanded and, from the photograph, appear sub-circular in section with short, incised linear decoration. Dimensions: length: 101.5mm, width: 58mm, weight:113.4g (dimensions approximate and taken from photograph, weight provided by the finder). Discussion:  At the time of recording, this object appears to be the first Bronze Age gold b…
Created on: Tuesday 11th August 2020
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2024
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Record ID: NARC-E85B71
Object type: RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy Annular Ring of Bronze Age date (1000-800 BC). The object is circular, with a sub-circular interior, and bevelling to the outer edges. Similar objects have been found in hoards with socketed axes, such as they example of Balmashanner Fort, Angus (Schmidt & Burgess 1981, plate 152), and YORYM-15AA2D TREASURE CASE : 2014 T442 and LANCUM-6F9525 TREASURE CASE : 2010 T227 and non-Treasure case: NARC-5B60BD. Diameter: 40.85mm, Inner Diameter: 23.14mm, Thickness: 8.23mm, Weight: 41.7g. The metal is mid-green in colour with a slightly pitted patina and…
Created on: Wednesday 10th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 2nd February 2024
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Record ID: BUC-FE17AC
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible fragment of a cast copper alloy blade of Bronze Age date (2500-700 BC), only a small part of the object remains. The fragment consists of the body of the blade with a rounded circular midrib ridge which narrows either side to form the blade, it is lozenge in cross section.The blade is sub triangular in shape, it is wider at one end and narrows towards the opposite end .The breaks are worn. The edges of the blade are worn and broken.  The fragment has a shiny mid green patina. It measures 37.01mm in length, 22.8mm in maximum width, 4.3mm in thickness and weighs …
Created on: Wednesday 1st September 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 24th January 2024
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Record ID: BH-FF95A0
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of middle to late Bronze Age, probably socketed, axehead dating c. 1500-800 BC. Only the blade and part of the body survives, with its hollow interior. The blade is crescentric, heavily worn and damaged in several places. The faces of the body are flat and gradually splay to create the lentoid sides, so that the body is sub-rectangular in cross-section. Both faces of the axe are uneven with wear and abrasion. The break across the body is uneven and of the same mid-green patina as the rest of the body, suggesting a break in antiquity. Further typologi…
Created on: Thursday 11th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th January 2024
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Record ID: BH-B6C885
Object type: TORC
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description:  A fragment of gold flange-twisted torc dating to the Middle Bronze Age (c. 1300-1100 BC). The fragment is a small section of the four-flanged twisted bar that is cruciform or '+' shaped in cross-section. It is broken at both ends. Measurements: The fragment measures 19.2mm in length, a maximum of 8.9mm wide, 8.2mm thick and weighs 3.31 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd July 2019
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
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Record ID: BH-7128EA
Object type: TORC
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete gold flange-twisted torc and accompanying fragment of bar dating to the Middle Bronze Age (c. 1300-1100 BC). The torc comprises a section of the body and one of the plain terminals. The body of the torc consists of a regular four-flanged twisted bar that is cruciform or '+' shaped in cross-section. One end of this bar is broken relatively evenly but some of the flanges are bent, while the other end is attached to the plain terminal. The terminal, which is bent inwards on itself at its thinnest point, is circular in cross-section and expands gradually towards its …
Created on: Wednesday 17th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
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Record ID: BUC-E32496
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete but worn mid to late Bronze Age tanged and lugged chisel or hammer/punch, dating from the Blackmoor/Ewart Park phase, c 1020- 800BC. The chisel is triangular in shape narrowing towards the point, with a square lug projecting either side 17.3mm from the wider end. The lugs are chipped and worn. The chisel is rectangular in cross section. The chisel is a dark brown orange colour, with patches of green patina showing from underneath where the chisel has been chipped and damaged. The chisel measures 59.5mm in length, 12.6mm in width, and 5.2mm in thickness. It weighs 10.48g. Si…
Created on: Tuesday 17th January 2017
Last updated: Monday 18th December 2023
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Record ID: NARC-B5F28C
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete stone probable Whetstone of Bronze Age to Post-Medieval date (1000 BC - AD 1800). The object is a greenstone whetstone, sub-rectangular in plan, profile and section, the surfaces are smoothed. The dorsal and ventral faces are worn smooth and flat through use as a whetstone to sharpen metalwork. Both ends are worn and pitted through repeated percussion where the tool was also used as a hammer or pestle. The narrower proximal end has had the removal of a single flake from one edge but it looks as if it might be damage through use as a hammer. There is a chip in one side pro…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd July 2019
Last updated: Monday 13th November 2023
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Record ID: BH-719492
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete gold or gold-plated cast penannular ring dating from the Middle to Late Bronze Age (c. 1150 - 750 BC). The ring is in the shape of a oval-sectioned loop which tapers slightly towards the terminals. One terminal has a shallow rectangular shaped recess in the centre of its face. The obect is otherwise plain and undecorated. The ring measures 17mm in diameter, while the bar itself is a maximum of 4.5mm in thickness. The ring weighs 9.68 grams Such objects are often termed 'hair-rings' and 'ring-money' (Taylor 1980; Green 1988; Eogan 1994; 1997; Varndell 20…
Created on: Wednesday 17th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 21st September 2023
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Record ID: SUR-9E833D
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy Early Iron Age socketed axe of linear-decorated type (Boughton 2015, 125ff, fig. 5.38). The axehead is wedge-shaped in side profile, 98.3mm in length and tapers to a crescentic cutting edge 53.6mm wide with pointed ends. There is a single small side loop 15.2mm in length near the socket on one side. The socket has a double mouth moulding and is oval in shape, 36.1mm in width and enclosing a sub rectangular socket around 24mm by 24.3mm in aperture. Mould lines are visible on both sides and the faces are linear decorated with medial lines terminatin…
Created on: Monday 14th August 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 15th August 2023
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Record ID: WILT-81006A
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Bronze Age, cast copper alloy dirk or rapier blade, dating to c. 2000-1000 BC. The object comprises a small sub-rectangular fragment of blade with a mid rib and pointed oval cross-section. It is broken at either end. Dimensions: length: 16.9mm; width: 24.1mm; thickness: 5.8mm; weight: 10.44g. cf other examples on the PAS database: BH-E0A09C, NARC-645475.
Created on: Friday 7th July 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 18th July 2023
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Record ID: BUC-F6BC32
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, copper alloy, Bronze Age, spearhead, 1500-900 BC. The object comprises the blade and socket of the spearhead. The socket extends much the length of the blade in the form of a central mid-rib. The blade is triangular with narrow shoulders that are connected to the socket by side loops. There is a single piercing at the widest point of the socket to accomodate a rivet or peg to hold the spearhead in place. The spearhead is largely intact except for a single notch midway down one of the blade edges most likely from post-depositional damage. Width: 37.1 mm Thickness:…
Created on: Tuesday 6th December 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stone', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: OXON-042878
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy leaf-shaped basal-looped spearhead dating to the Middle Bronze Age (c. 1500 - 1250 cal BC). The spear has a sub-circular socket which tapers in circumference down its length from xmm to xmm. At the interface between the socket and the blade, the rounded section transitions to a lozenge midrib. The socket appears to be filled with concreted material, possibly organic 'fossils' imbuded with copper alloy salts.. The spear's blade is ogival in shape first expanding from the socket for xmm before narrowing initially in a convex arc bef…
Created on: Monday 20th December 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Beachampton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: OXON-0CE8E2
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete but chipped copper alloy spearhead dating to the Middle Bronze Age (c. 1550-1250 cal BC) consisting of a circular socket with side loops above which is a leaf shaped blade.  The spearhead's blade is broadly leaf shaped in plan with a point of maximum width (PMW) placed 14.5mm along its 43.2mm length. Below the PMW the blade edges first narrow in a convex arc before abruptly becoming straight diagonal lines to meet the haft of the object. Above the PMW they narrow smoothly in a convex arc to the blades' point. Both blades have irreg…
Created on: Friday 28th May 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Record ID: BH-33B8C2
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Middle Bronze Age socketed spearhead, in two conjoining pieces, dating to the period 1500-1150 BC. The spearhead has a leaf-shaped blade that tapers towards the tip and bevelled wings that gradually expand from the tip before tapering inwards towards the socketed shaft. The wing edges are very worn and damaged in several places, and a circular cross-sectional rib extends from tip to base. The shaft is broken where it connects to the head. It is broadly sub-conical in shape, being square in cross-section beneath the head before transitioning gradua…
Created on: Wednesday 24th June 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Record ID: OXON-B291F7
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Middle Bronze Age side-looped spearhead dating from to c. 1550-1400 cal BC. Only the socket and side loops survive the blade being entirely missing to an old abraded break.  The surviving fragment of the spearhead comprises a hollow cylinder copper that narrows down its length. It lowest point has its widest diameter (c.12.5mm diameter) and its upper end its narrowest (c.7.0mm diameter). Both these ends are broken the lower one being more irregular. Note that the upper break is the point from which the spear head would have extended. Two side loops project…
Created on: Monday 6th April 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Record ID: BUC-884358
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper alloy Middle Bronze Age socketed spearhead of Davis Group 6 type, dating from c. 1500 to 1300 BC, placing it in the Acton and Taunton phases. These phases correspond with Needham's period 5. The spearhead has a leaf shaped blade, with a pronounced and rounded midrib ridge which runs to the tip of the spear. The tip is now worn and broken, as are the edges of the blade. The blade and midrib cross section is lozenge shaped. The socket is circular in cross section and hollow. The loops are about half way down the socket of the spearhead, these are formed of a narro…
Created on: Friday 11th January 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Record ID: BUC-0BF103
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A sub-rectangular lump of copper alloy, possibly casting sprue, with two conical projections. The flat surface is wrinkled as the metal cooled
Created on: Saturday 28th February 2004
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Creslow', grid reference and parish protected.