Record ID: HESH-9EC8BE
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case 2018 T769 A Late Bronze Age hoard of two gold lock-rings encased in a lead wrapping County: Shropshire Date: Late Bronze Age, c.1000-800 BC Date of discovery: 28th September 2018 Circumstances of discovery: Found during metal detecting on cultivated land (pasture/grassland) with the permission of the landowner. The find was made in the field adjacent to the gold ‘bulla’/pendant (Treasure case 2018 T343). The findspot is considered to have been a wet environment during the Late Bronze Age, although investigations into the exact nature of…
Created on: Friday 19th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shropshire Marches II', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-43148A
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
DRAFT Report on Potential Treasure for H.M. Coroner 2018 T343: A Late Bronze Age Gold 'Bulla' from the 'Shropshire Marches' HM Coroner: Mr. John Ellery District: Shropshire Date: Late Bronze Age, (c.1000-750 BC) Findspot: To be known as 'Shropshire Marches I' Date of discovery: 12th May 2018 Circumstances of discovery: Whilst searching with a metal detector. Description: Form and construction: This object is called a 'bulla' (an antiquarian term derived from the Latin for bubble), a large, hollow pendant of sheet gold which would have…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 14th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shropshire Marches I', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-092511
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold alloy 'finger shaped' ingot. The ingot is broadly rectangular in plan with a facetted oval / plano-convex shaped cross section. The ingot tapers in width from a bulbous terminal to a slender section which is broken; the break is recent, fresh and unabraded. The bulbous end has a slightly faceted section. There is no evidence of hammer marks or small striations, the surface is slightly pitted through corrosion and abrasion. The ingot is a yellow colour with a smooth surface. Dimensions: The ingot measures: 35.6mm length, 10.7mm maximum width, 7.9mm maximum thickness; and i…
Created on: Thursday 5th December 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 26th January 2016
Spatial data recorded.