Record ID: BH-E52315
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman cast copper-alloy strap mount or harness fitting dating c. AD 43-300. The plate is broadly symmetrical with a gentle convex bow and is shallow D-shape in cross-section. The base comprises a crescentic loop with two conjoined semi-spherical terminal knops. Extending from the body of the crescent is an integral plate with rounded shoulders and upwardly pointed extremities. One of these is complete. The other has a slightly broken tip. Between these at the centre of the plate is a circular perforation. Above this the plate narrows before expanding into two projecting a…
Created on: Monday 22nd January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 30th January 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-6F6DC1
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy hooked mount or strap fitting, possibly of Roman date. The main plate in sub-rectangular in shape and rectangular in cross-section, with rounded shoulders, between which are straight sides. One end os the plate is broken across a circular perforation. There is another perforation midway along the plate and another at the opposite end. Each face of the plate is divided into sections by transverse grooves where the shoulders transition to the sides of the plate.  At the unbroken end the plate tapers to a stepped collar and beyond this an oval-sectione…
Created on: Monday 11th December 2023
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-864250
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy Post-Medieval s-shaped fastener dating to the 16th to 18th centuries. The fastener depicts a double-headed snake. One half of the body is bent outwards out of shape. At the centre of the oval-sectioned body is a wide plain collar. From here the body either side tapers to terminals in the shape of heads either end. Each head has a circular eye and long, slightly open, mouth. The snake’s body is decorated with lozenge-shape scales. The surface patina is dark brown. The object measures 50.4mm in length, 40.1mm in width and is a maximum of 7.8m…
Created on: Thursday 30th November 2023
Last updated: Thursday 30th November 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-247799
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete Post Medieval copper-alloy strap fitting dating c. AD 1600-1700. The fitting is sexfoil in shape with a slightly hollow reverse and two broken attachment lugs. The front is divided into six broadly triangular fields by grooved from the centre to the edges. The surface patina is mottled light green and brown in colour. The strap fitting measures 13.5mm diameter, 2.6mm in thickness, 6.2mm in height and weighs 1.6 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 8th August 2023
Last updated: Monday 21st August 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-1063A5
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast cooper-alloy hooked asymmetrical strap mount dating to the Post Medieval period (c. AD. 1600-1700). The mount has a sub-cordate plate which is D-shaped in section, with a concave upper-edge. The sides taper to a basal collar before a D-sectioned hook with inwardly bent terminal. The plate has two circular perforations through it. The reverse is undecorated. The strap fitting measures 30.9mm in length, has a maximum width of 13mm and a maximum thickness of 1.6mm. The strap fitting weighs 2.7 grams. Similar mounts are illustrated by Read (2001, p. 30, fig. 25), who sug…
Created on: Friday 14th July 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 18th July 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-E8BCD5
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy strap fitting, probably a sword belt hanger, dating to the Post Medieval period (c. AD 1500-1700). The central portion of if the plate is broadly sub-oval, or foliate, in shape, with a five-lobed lower edge and an upper edge that narrows before a squared edge. To one side the plate extends into an arm comprising a square with rounded edges and a circular perforation (3.2mm diameter) through the centre. Beyond this is a smaller sub-rectangular terminal. An identical arrangement likely comprised the opposite arm where there is now a transverse break. …
Created on: Friday 30th June 2023
Last updated: Friday 30th June 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-73D16B
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy Post-Medieval s-shaped fastener dating to the 16th to 17th century. The fastener is S-shaped with a wide middle section that tapers towards the head at one end and the pointed tail at the other. The head has two circular eyes, arched brows and a straight mouth. The body is decorated with repeating scales from neck to tail. The patina is light brown. The object measures 40.3mm in length, 20.1mm in width and is a maximum of 5mm thick. The fastener weighs 13.34 grams.
Created on: Thursday 23rd February 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 28th February 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-376485
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy and enamelled object, probably a strap fitting, probably of later Iron Age date. The fitting comprises a quatre-lobed plate with attached stud. The plate is flat. Each lobe has a circular perforation through the centre. Two of these have circular-sectioned copper-alloy rivets with flattened heads through them. The rivets are unattached on the opposite side. The remaining two rivet holes are vacant. The surface of the plate is very worn but there are the remains of bevelled concentric decoration on one lobe and the faint indication of the same motif on th…
Created on: Monday 20th February 2023
Last updated: Monday 6th March 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-ED2C6B
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval cast copper-alloy strap loop dating c. AD 1270-1350. The strap loop consists of a sub-square frame that is square in cross-section. The surfaces of the frame are flat and undecorated. An angled oval-sectioned integral rivet projects from one edge. The shaft is incomplete with an old worn break. The surfaces all have a mid-grey patina. The strap loop measures 17.4mm long, 14.1mm wide and a maximum of 3mm thick. It weighs 1.44 grams. See Egan and Pritchard 1991, p. 232, fig. 147, no. 1239 for a parallel.
Created on: Wednesday 11th January 2023
Last updated: Friday 13th January 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-BB146C
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval cast copper-alloy strap loop dating c. AD 1270-1350. The strap loop consists of a sub-rectangular frame that is square in cross-section. An oval-sectioned integral rivet projects from the thinner of the two longer edges and is bent outwards at the broken tip. The surfaces of the frame are flat and undecorated and all have a mid-grey patina. The strap loop measures 14.8mm long, 14.5mm wide and a maximum of 3.2mm thick. It weighs 1.34 grams. See Egan and Pritchard 1991, p. 232, fig. 147, no. 1236 for a parallel. See also BH-C548F5…
Created on: Wednesday 9th November 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 15th November 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-B685DE
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy Post-Medieval s-shaped fastener dating to the 16th to 18th centuries. The fastener has a wide middle section that tapers towards the terminals at either end. Both terminals depict a snake’s head with two lozenge-shape eyes, protruding brows and straight mouths. The snake’s body is decorated on each side with a triple-fluted moulding projecting from a central transverse double band. The rest of the body is decorated with a series of small sub-circular scales. The surface patina is dark brown with patchy areas of mid-green. The object measu…
Created on: Wednesday 9th November 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 15th November 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-D081BE
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval cast copper-alloy strap loop belt mount dating c. AD 1150-1450. The mount has an elongated D-shaped loop with a sub-spherical terminal on the outer curved edge. The sides and outer edge are D-shape in cross-section. At the opposite end is a flat bar that is rectangular in cross-section and is perforated by a circular hole in the centre. The patina is dark brown with patches of light brown where the surfaces are worn and pitted. The mount measures 22.6mm long, 14.8mm wide, 3.2mm thick and weighs 1.77 grams.
Created on: Wednesday 16th February 2022
Last updated: Thursday 10th March 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-82941D
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete late Iron Age to Roman cast copper-alloy strap union dating c. 200 BC to AD 200. The central plate is in the form of a crescent that is D-shape in cross-section and has rounded edges. The underside is flat and the surfaces are plain with no decoration. To either side of the crescent is an integral disc that projects from approximately halfway between the lower edge and the tip of each arm. Each disc is aligned at approximately 90 degrees to the main plate and is positioned so that their edges extend evenly both in front of and behind the crescent. The outer and inner fac…
Created on: Friday 7th January 2022
Last updated: Monday 10th January 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-51484D
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One element of a Medieval two-part cast copper-alloy swivel dating c. AD 1100 - 1500. The elements consist of a sub-D-shape and sectioned loop that has a curved exterior, slightly bevelled outer edges and is slightly flattened on the inside. The loop gradually widens into the shoulders where there are three chevron-shaped moulding that increase in size and become more pronounced towards the centre of the loop. Each arrangement probably represents a zoomorphic beast, with the shallowest undecorated chevron depicting the brow; the middle element with sub-oval-shaped grooves above a line…
Created on: Wednesday 17th November 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 1st December 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-4DF6A2
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy strap fastener or baldric hook of late Iron Age to early Roman date, c. 100 BC - AD 100. The fastener consists of a circular-sectioned ring with an aperture in the centre. On one side of this projects a stud with a narrowed circular-sectioned waist that expands into a flat disc. The surface of the disc has two parallel shallow circular recessions (both 4.2mm diameter), each containing a recessed dot at the centre. The entire object is very worn with pitting and lamination across the surfaces of the ring and stud. The surface patina is mottled lig…
Created on: Wednesday 17th November 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 1st December 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-A71641
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast copper-alloy enamelled Roman strap slide probably dating c. AD 43-200. The strap slide consists of three triangular points, the lower one longer than the upper two, projecting from a central circular boss. Each of the points is sub-polyhedral in cross-section. A longitudinal rib rises from the tip of each one and crests before descending. The outer edges are similarly rounded but shallower and downwardly angled, while the lower edge of each point is angled and concavely curved. The defining edges of each point are darker brown in colour than the rest of the surrou…
Created on: Tuesday 9th November 2021
Last updated: Sunday 26th June 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-8F7D7C
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Tow conjoining fragment of a cast copper-alloy plate, probably from a Medieval buckle, clasp or composite strap end. The fragment is roughly trapezoidal with one pointed edge, three squared sides and lower edge, rounded corners and a sub-circular perforation through the centre (3.4mm diameter). A slightly recessed border extends around the edges on one face. There is no further decoration visible on either face, which are both covered by uneven corrosion product. The patina is light green in colour. The plate measures 17mm long, 15.2mm wide and 2.9mm thick. It weighs 1.61 grams.
Created on: Monday 8th November 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 9th November 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-501898
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy strap fitting, decorative belt mount, of the Medieval period (AD c. 1150-1400). The mount is oval in form and D-shape in cross-section with a short projecting knop at one end. The body in convex with a hollow interior. The surface of the body has uneven moulded decoration of uneven cross-hatchings while the knop is plain and bevelled. A circular-sectioned copper-alloy rivet perforates the centre of the body. The rivet is flattened on the front and reverse, the latter of which is secured to a surviving portion of flat unevenly broken plate. The surfaces of the …
Created on: Friday 5th November 2021
Last updated: Friday 5th November 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-0027D5
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy strap fitting probably of Medieval date. The plate is rectangular and D-shape in cross-section, with double-lobed terminals with a pointed projection between the lobes at each end. The terminals are bent inwardly slightly. There are two circular perforations (approximately 2.8mm diameter) on one of the long edges. Each lobe has a circular recess at its centre. A line of four ring-and-dots extend along the centre of the plate. The plate is divided from the lobed terminals at each end by a single transverse groove. The underside of the plate is relativel…
Created on: Friday 8th October 2021
Last updated: Monday 27th February 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-D9F6BB
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy Roman to Early Medieval propeller-shaped belt stiffener dating to the period AD 350-450. The belt stiffener consists of a flat oval central plate and a trapezoidal extension either side, one of which is larger than the other. The outer edges of all the plates are bevelled and there are circular perforations at the mid-point of the squared long edges of the trapezoidal extensions. Through one of these is a circular-sectioned copper-alloy rivet (5.4mm long, 3.1mm maximum diameter) that as been flattened at either end to secure it in place. The front surface …
Created on: Wednesday 6th October 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 19th October 2021
Spatial data recorded.