Record ID: BH-D725EC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Rosette/Thistle type brooch, dating from the Late Iron Age to Early Roman period. The copper-alloy spring is contained within a cylindrical, open-ended casing.A remnant of the pin projects from a central slit in this cylinder. The upper surface of the short bow is decorated with a series of parallel vertical ridges and grooves. At the base of the bow is a semicircular, flat- sectioned portion, held in place by a correspondinglycurved ridge on the upper surface of the lozenge-shaped plate below, the two elements being held together by a series of punchmarks. Extending…
Created on: Monday 7th March 2016
Last updated: Thursday 12th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tilsworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-D560F8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy knotenfibel brooch of Late Iron Age date. Originally, the brooch was made in one piece, but iron wire (now corroded) was added to the spring at some point, probably as a mend. The bow is of lozenge-shaped cross section and has a near-right-angled downward bend at the top end. Immediately below this bend is a baluster moulding, beneath which the bow gradually tapers, towards the foot. On the underside of the lower bow is a broken catchplate with sub-triangular perforation and a rolled outer edge. The top of the bow continues into an integral spring,which has an intern…
Created on: Monday 7th March 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 27th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ivinghoe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-9669B7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a copper-alloy Langton Down brooch, dating from the Late Iron Age to early Roman period. The head comprises a spring casing in the form of an open-ended cylinder. Damage to this cylinder has exposed several coils of the copper-alloy spring itself. On the upper surface of the brooch, a horizontal ridge marks the transition between the head and the short, arched remnant of the bow. Length: 14.6mm; width: 18.3mm; depth/thickness: 6.9mm. Weight: 3.17g.
Created on: Friday 4th March 2016
Last updated: Thursday 12th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-965F24
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a copper-alloy Langton Down brooch, dating from the Late Iron Age to early Roman period. The head comprises a spring casing in the form of an open-ended cylinder. This cylinder is heavily damaged on its underside, revealing the remaining coils of the copper-alloy spring.Damage to this cylinder has exposed several coils of the copper-alloy spring itself. Only the upper part of the bow remains; this takes the form of a D-sectioned arch with no obvious decoration. Patination of the break suggests the loss of the lower bow occurred in antiquity. Length: 23.7mm; width: 24mm;…
Created on: Friday 4th March 2016
Last updated: Thursday 12th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F2EAA1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman disc brooch, probably dating from the 1st to mid 3rd century AD. The booch has a damaged circular plate with raised rim and slightly recessed upper surface, in which are possible traces of enamel. Located at the top of the reverse, the hinge comprises two parallel right-angled lugs with rounded tops. A short axis bar sits within two opposing perforations in these lugs and holds in place the distorted copper-alloy pin. There is no trace of the catchplate. Maximum diameter: 29.5mm; height/depth: 12mm. Weight: 3.53g.
Created on: Thursday 25th February 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-AFDAC8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of copper-alloy Roman bow brooch of uncertain type, dating from the 1st or 2nd century AD. The lower bow and foot remain, the rest of the brooch having been lost in antiquity. This bow is of D-shaped cross section, tapering towards the bottom, where there is a moulded foot. At the top, there remains part of a vertical ridge with transversely grooved segments. The unperforated catchplate has a rolled outer side. Length: 31.2 mm; width: 4.2 mm; depth: 12 mm. Weight: 1.77 g.
Created on: Monday 22nd February 2016
Last updated: Thursday 25th February 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stagsden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-AFD168
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Published
Part of an early Roman copper-alloy bow brooch, probably of Colchester-derivative form. The lower part of the bow and foot survive, the remainder having been lost in antiquity. The bow is of sub-trapezoidal cross section, with a ridge that extends down the centre of the upper surface, tapering towards the slightly rounded foot. The catchplate is unperforated and has a rolled outer edge and adjacent pin groove. Length: 33.6 mm; width: 7.3 mm; depth: 16 mm. Weight: 7.02g.
Created on: Monday 22nd February 2016
Last updated: Monday 14th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stagsden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-72DB25
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy open-frame brooch, dating from the late medieval period. The brooch comprises a flat-sectioned ring with damaged constriction for the now-missing pin. The upper surface bears a stamped and incised legend which is poorly executed in Black Letter. A cross pattée, located to the right of the pin constriction, marks the start of the legend, which reads 'ihc nAzA- ren rex' ('Jesus of Nazareth'), with the 's' retrograde and the 'a' unusually large. The final character after the retrograde 's' is probably merely decorative (star?)…
Created on: Friday 19th February 2016
Last updated: Thursday 22nd February 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-F90299
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval copper-alloy open-frame brooch. The frame, which is symmetrical, sub-circular and has a forked projection at the base, takes the form of a pair of inward-facing, double-headed creatures. The upper heads of the animals face one another, separated by the pin constriction, around which is wrapped the loop of the pin. Each head has incuse pellet eyes and a moulded snout and ears, the latter of which are divided by a central groove. The body of each animal widens towards its centre, then tapers towards the lower end; it has a convex upper surface, decorated by means of a seri…
Created on: Monday 1st February 2016
Last updated: Monday 8th February 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Therfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-D9F2C8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval copper-alloy open-frame brooch, surviving intact and in good condition, with little wear or corrosion. One half of the circular frame is of 'cable twist' design, with two parallel lines of sub-oval punchmarks extending along each surface. The other half of the frame is of lozenge-shaped cross section and each of its two upper surfaces is decorated by a pair of lines of the aforementioned punchmarks, this time in a wave pattern, the two strands separated by a central groove. Traces of gilding survive, particularly within the recessed areas of the design. The pin is of ova…
Created on: Tuesday 1st December 2015
Last updated: Monday 21st January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Billington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-471641
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Hod Hill type brooch, dating from the mid to late 1st century AD. The distorted head comprises two tabs which project forwards from a ridge and are separated from one another by a pin slot. Behind the ridge, the sides of the head converge towards the bow. This latter element is of D-shaped cross section, its straight sides converging to a pointed foot. A vertical groove extends down the centre of the bow, flanked by two columns of irregular punch marks. This decoration terminates at the point where the sides bulge; below this, there is a downward step in …
Created on: Tuesday 24th November 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 9th December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Baldock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-3269CD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Iron Age to Early Roman copper-alloy Nauheim-derivative brooch. The brooch has been cast in one piece, the strip then bent and rolled into shape. The distorted bow is of rectangular cross section, tapering to a pointed foot, on the underside of which is an unperforated catchplate, missing its rolled outer side. An internal chord and two coils are all that remains of the original spring mechanism; however, the presence of part of an iron axis bar, contained within these coils, attests to the brooch having been mended following the damage to the spring. Length: 48.7mm; widt…
Created on: Monday 23rd November 2015
Last updated: Friday 18th December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kingsey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-326356
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper-alloy plate brooch. The broadly cruciform brooch comprises three arms of roughly equal length, with the uppermost vertical limb taking the form of a flat-sectioned ring with central cell. Possible traces of enamel are visible within this circular setting, and traces of a white metal coating are can be seen across the upper surface of the brooch. Each arm is of D-shaped cross section, its straight sides converging towards the distal end, where there is a moulded lobe. One the reverse of the brooch the two perforated lugs of the hinge extend backwards at 90 degrees. Th…
Created on: Monday 23rd November 2015
Last updated: Friday 18th December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kingsey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-32567A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of an Early Anglo-Saxon copper-alloy small-long brooch. Only the lower bow and foot survive, the remainder of the brooch having been lost in antiquity. The bow is of D-shaped cross section and extends smoothly into the flat-sectioned foot, whose concave sides flare towards a convexly rounded bottom edge. On the reverse the catchplate straddles the junction between these two elements; it extends backwards at 90 degrees and terminates in a rolled outer side. Length: 32.6mm; width: 17mm; depth: 10.7mm. Weight: 3.97g. Brooches with similar bows and feet are held in the colle…
Created on: Monday 23rd November 2015
Last updated: Friday 18th December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kingsey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-324573
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy Hod Hill type brooch, dating from the mid to late 1st century AD. The uppermost element of the brooch is an axis bar damaged cylinder, formed by rolling backwards the top of the headplate. The axis bar is missing, as is the pin, the latter of which would have been attached via central slit. The headplate tapers into the bow, which, apart from two opposing right-angled lugs (the right-hand one damaged) near the base, has straight, parallel sides. Two vertical ridges decorate the upper surface of the bow, extending parallel to the right- and left-hand sides…
Created on: Monday 23rd November 2015
Last updated: Monday 14th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kingsey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-2F9F95
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Iron Age to Early Roman copper-alloy Nauheim-derivative brooch. The brooch, which has been cast as one piece, is largely intact, but the bow and pin are badly distorted. The upper half of the bow is of flat section, its outer surface decorated by a pair of perimeter grooves, which extend parallel to the right- and left-hand sides respectively; halfway down, the bow narrows significantly, becoming of sub-rectangular cross section and tapering to a pointed foot. The spring comprises an internal chord and four coils, with the pin emanating from one of these coils. The catchplat…
Created on: Monday 23rd November 2015
Last updated: Friday 18th December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Haddenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-2F9A5C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Part of an Early Roman copper-alloy Hod Hill type brooch. The headplate is of inverted-sub-trapezoidal form, with an axis bar cylinder forming the top side. The pin is missing but would originally have been attached via a central slit in this cylinder. The surviving portion of the bow is of D-shaped cross section and is decorated by three equally-spaced transverse ridges, the largest of which is at the centre. Length: 16.6mm; width: 12.2mm; thickness/depth: 6.4mm. Weight: 1.94g.
Created on: Monday 23rd November 2015
Last updated: Monday 14th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Haddenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-2F94CC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper-alloy plate brooch. The brooch takes the form of a trefoil, its upper surface occupied by a cluster of three circular cells, all of the same size. These cells have damaged rims and are largely empty, but one has adhering traces of a black substance, possibly enamel. All three cells have a circular depression at their centre, surrounded by a series of concentric grooves and ridges which suggest that either the brooch or the former was turned on a lathe. Additionally, the outer ring of each cell bears lightly incised zigzag grooves, which may represent 'keying' for the…
Created on: Monday 23rd November 2015
Last updated: Friday 18th December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Haddenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-2F90F4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Part of a Roman copper-alloy T-shaped brooch, dating from the late 1st to mid-2nd century AD. The wings are broadly cylindrical, have multiple transverse grooves on their undersides and contain an iron axis bar. The distorted copper-alloy pin is attached to this bar via a central slit. The remaining portion of the bow is of D-shaped cross section and, at the top, is decorated by a vertical ropework ridge, located centrally. Length: 15.6mm; width: 23mm; depth: 12.2mm. Weight: 8.53g.
Created on: Monday 23rd November 2015
Last updated: Monday 14th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Haddenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-2F8BAC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Part of a copper-alloy Roman brooch, probably of bow-and-fantail or trumpet-derivative type, and dating from the mid-1st to late 2nd century AD. The axis bar is contained within a cylinder, at the centre of which is a slit for the now-missing pin. The head is surmounted by a chain loop and its back tapers into the remains of the bow. What remains of the bow is of sub-rectangular cross section and has, at its centre, a vertical ridge and flanking pair of grooves. Length: 16mm; width: 14mm; depth: 8.6mm. Weight: 2.35g.
Created on: Monday 23rd November 2015
Last updated: Monday 14th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Haddenham', grid reference and parish protected.