Record ID: BH-270336
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman buckle of Hawkes and Dunning type 1B dating AD 350-450. The buckle frame is D-shape in both form and cross-section with bevelled inner and outer edges. It is decorated with transverse ridged collars and punched ring and dot eyes to depict a pair of confronting dolphins but is very worn. Extending from the crests of the dolphins are the remains of two outwardly facing horse heads. Only the elongated lower portions of their necks survive, both of which are broken and worn. None of the heads have any surviving decoration. The frame between the heads …
Created on: Wednesday 5th May 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 5th May 2021
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Record ID: SUR-2652DA
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A post medieval silver shoe or breech buckle with attachment chape and button. The buckle has an oval frame with a central dividing bar. The button is separately attached and has a domed octofoil head. No maker's stamp is present.
Created on: Wednesday 20th September 2017
Last updated: Friday 10th May 2019
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Record ID: BH-7020A6
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy buckle frame dating to the thirteenth or fourteenth century AD. The buckle frame is of single-looped oval type with a narrowed and offset strap bar and an ornate outer edge. The ornate outer edge comprises four moulded oval knops with a pronounced central groove which acts as a rest for the pin. The pin is missing. The buckle frame measures 18mm in length, 24mm in width and 2mm in thickness. A similar example is illustrated in Whitehead p.22, no.97.
Created on: Friday 17th February 2017
Last updated: Friday 3rd March 2017
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Record ID: BH-440CDA
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy double loop 'spectacle' buckle frame dating to the early Post Medieval period, c. AD 1550 to 1650. The two loops are D-shaped in section with expanded outer edges. The expansions each have moulded decoration in the form of a floral motif. There is an off-set pin bar between the loops. The pin is missing. The frame measures 43mm in length, 24mm in width and 4mm in thickness.
Created on: Wednesday 15th February 2017
Last updated: Thursday 16th March 2017
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Record ID: BH-DFB70D
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy buckle plate and frame dating to the twelfth to fourteenth centuries AD. The buckle frame is D-shaped with an offset pin bar. The pin is missing. The flat, rectangular plate is in situ and comprises a sheet of copper-alloy which has been wrapped around the pin bar, and secured with a small circular-section rivet. There is a small, rectangular cut-out in the plate to accommodate the pin and two further circular perforations, which would have aided attachment to a belt. The buckle frame measures 12mm in length and 22mm in width. The plate measures 22m in length and 20mm i…
Created on: Friday 10th February 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 15th March 2017
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Record ID: BH-C8CEA6
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a buckle frame dating to the thirteenth or fourteenth century AD. The fragment comprises the knopped terminal and a small portion of the D-shaped frame. The frame is rectangular in section. The fragment measures 22mm in length, 17mm in width and 3mm in thickness. For a parallel, see Egan and Pritchard 1991, p. 94, no. 421.
Created on: Thursday 9th February 2017
Last updated: Thursday 9th February 2017
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Record ID: BH-608A35
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy buckle frame dating to the thirteenth or fourteenth centuries AD. The frame is D-shaped and possesses bevelled edges. The pin bar is D-shaped in section, narrow and offset. The pin is missing. The buckle measures 17mm in length, 19mm in width and 2mm in thickness. It weighs 2.16g.
Created on: Wednesday 11th January 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 11th January 2017
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Record ID: BH-606C25
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy buckle frame dating to the thirteenth or fourteenth centuries AD. The frame is of double oval type and is hemispherical in section. The central bar is extremely worn but appears circular in section. The pin is missing. The buckle measures 32mm in length, 21mm in width and 2mm in thickness. It weighs 4.52g.
Created on: Wednesday 11th January 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 11th January 2017
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Record ID: BH-556111
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy buckle frame dating to the thirteenth or fourteenth centuries AD. The frame is of double oval type and is hemispherical in section. The central bar is circular in section. The pin comprises a tapering piece of rectangular-section copper-alloy. The buckle measures 33mm in length, 19mm in width and 3mm in thickness. It weighs 6.32g.
Created on: Monday 5th December 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 10th January 2017
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Record ID: BH-552F49
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy buckle frame dating to the thirteenth or fourteenth centuries AD. The frame is of double oval type, with the outer edge of each oval being slightly pointed, and each is decorated with a groove. It is hemispherical in section in shape. The central bar is sub-oval in section. The pin is missing. The buckle measures 33mm in length, 19mm in width and 3mm in thickness. It weighs 6.32g.
Created on: Monday 5th December 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 11th January 2017
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Record ID: BH-54863E
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy buckle frame dating to the twelfth to fourteenth centuries AD. The frame is oval in shape with an ornate outer edge comprising two outer knops flanking two central oval mouldings where the pin rests. The bar is offset and narrowed. The pin is missing. The buckle measures 17mm in length, 21mm in width and 2mm in thickness. It weighs 2.24g.
Created on: Monday 5th December 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 11th January 2017
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Record ID: BH-543564
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy buckle frame dating to the twelfth to fourteenth centuries AD. The frame is oval in shape with an ornate outer edge comprising two pronounced outer knops flanking a ribbed central area where the pin rests. The bar is offset and narrowed. The pin comprises a circular-section piece of copper-alloy wire which is bent around the bar. A small portion of the buckle plate survives wrapped around the bar. The buckle measures 22m in length, 22mm in width and 4mm in thickness. It weighs 6.56g.
Created on: Monday 5th December 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 10th January 2017
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Record ID: BH-A18E9D
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy buckle plate dating to the period AD 1200 to 1400. The plate comprises a flat, rectangular strip of copper-alloy. At one end of the strip, two cut-outs have been taken from the corners. At the other, there are two small circular perforations. The upper surface of the plate is decorated with two panels of decoration comprising a series of lozengiform grooves, flanked by marginal grooves. The underside is plain, although the metalwork has corroded differentially, with a panel measuring approximately 10mm in length closest to the perforations being much darker …
Created on: Wednesday 2nd November 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 16th November 2016
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Record ID: BH-9C19F7
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy, double-looped, 'spectacle' buckle dating to the period AD 1350 to 1650. The buckle is double-looped with bevelled edges and a flat back to the frame. The central bar is hemispherical in section. The pin survives and comprises a rectangular-section tapering strip of copper-alloy which is wrapped around the central bar. See Whitehead 1996, p. 53 for numerous parallels.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd November 2016
Last updated: Thursday 17th November 2016
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Record ID: BH-73A708
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy double loop buckle frame dating to seventeenth century AD. The frame is an elongated oval in shape. The central pin bar is circular in section. The buckle frame measures 14mm in width, 29mm in length and weighs 3.69g. It is similar to no. 278 and no. 279 in Whitehead 1996, p. 48.
Created on: Monday 31st October 2016
Last updated: Monday 31st October 2016
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Record ID: BH-739285
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy double loop buckle frame dating to seventeenth century AD. The frame is oval in shape and possesses a bevelled inside edge. The central pin bar is rectangular in section. The buckle frame measures 22mm in width, 25mm in length and weighs 4.78g. It is similar to no. 278 and no. 279 in Whitehead 1996, p. 48.
Created on: Monday 31st October 2016
Last updated: Monday 31st October 2016
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Record ID: BH-73708C
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A post-medieval copper-alloy buckle frame (c. 17th century). The buckle frame is trapezoidal in shape and rectangular in section. The outer edge comprises a triangular plate with a central groove to accommodate the pin, flanked at each end by lobed knops. The pin bar is offset and small lobes extend beyond its limits. The buckle frame measures 22mm in width, 21mm in length and weighs 2.61g.
Created on: Monday 31st October 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 15th August 2018
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Record ID: BH-733C9B
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy buckle frame dating to the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries AD. The buckle frame is oval in shape and hemispherical in section. It possesses an ornate outer edge comprising two outer plain lobes separated from two inner diagonally grooved lobes by two ribbed mouldings. The buckle frame is missing most of its offset bar which extends at an unusual angle from the frame. The buckle measures a maximum of 30mm in length and 31mm in width. It weighs 4.38g.
Created on: Monday 31st October 2016
Last updated: Monday 31st October 2016
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Record ID: BH-20FD15
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy buckle frame and forked spacer from a composite plate buckle dating to the period AD 1350 to 1450. The buckle frame is oval in shape, bevelled and possesses a small triangular lip at its mid point. The frame extends to a slightly offset forked spacer comprising two tapering rectangular-section prongs. The prongs are roughly filed and there are traces of lead solder in the area where the frame meets the spacer. The metal sheeting which would have made up the remainder of the buckle is missing. The buckle measures 46mm in length. The buckle frame has a width of 24mm. It w…
Created on: Thursday 27th October 2016
Last updated: Thursday 27th October 2016
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Record ID: PUBLIC-CD35C8
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval cast copper alloy double loop trapezoidal buckle frame. The frame has a central bar, a flat reverse and chamfered edges to the front on the top and bottom edges. The inside edge (the narrower end of the trapezoid frame) is rectangular in cross-section and is outcurved internally as a result of wear on the interior. The outside edge (the wider end of the trapezoid), which is also rectangular in cross-section, shows no signs of wear. There are no signs of notches on either side of the bars, or wear on the central bar, which might indicate the presence of a pin; the wear on…
Created on: Tuesday 12th April 2016
Last updated: Monday 25th April 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Redbourn', grid reference and parish protected.