Record ID: OXON-07B8ED
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description:  A complete gold penannular ring dating from the Middle to Late Bronze Age (c. 1300 -800 cal BC). The ring is made of gold bar that has a sub-oval cross-section with slightly flattened inner and outer faces. This bar has been bent into an approximately circular loop with a small gap (2.3mm) between two terminals. The ring is a gold colour with scratches of variable length width and depth across its outer surface. Dimensions: The ring has a maximum diameter of 17.1mm, is 5.6mm wide, 5.8mm thick and weighs 7.49 grams. Discussion:  Similarly proportioned, evenly …
Created on: Friday 26th May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 14th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bix and Assendon CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-35E144
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age penannular ring
Created on: Friday 10th December 2021
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lyford CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-5AC896
Object type: TORC
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
TREASURE CASE 2016 T662. A distorted annular gold hoop of Bronze Age or Iron Age date. The hoop is formed of cylindrical band of sheet metal that is flat in cross section and with no joins apparent. The band has been folded longitudinally to create a central ridge but the whole object is now bent and distorted. There is no decoration on either side of the band. This object is similar to a so-called' dorsal muff' from an Iron Age torc (see NMS-C6DFC1 / 2007 T119 for comparison), but it may also an ornament (such as a hiar or dress accessory) of Middle to Late Bronze Age date ho…
Created on: Thursday 18th August 2016
Last updated: Monday 9th January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Northmoor CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-BA8440
Object type: SHEET
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
TREASURE CASE 2016 T521: An incomplete and folded gold strip, now in two pieces, possibly an item of personal adornment of a mount for an object. Punched dots decorated the edges of the tapered terminal end, with three circular piercings arranged 2 - 1 within the triangular terminal head. The opposing terminal is not visible but may be within the larger folded section. Measurements represent the item in its current, folded state: Section 1 (terminal): Folded nearly in half: 41.75mm long, 17.14mm at widest point, tapering to 3.8mm wide at terminal end. 1.2 grams. Section 2 (main section…
Created on: Thursday 23rd June 2016
Last updated: Monday 9th January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Berinsfield CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-BBC489
Object type: JEWELLERY
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
TREASURE CASE 2015 T460 Description: A fragment of gold foil, incomplete, bent and with a corregated appearance. No decoration visible. Possibly originally oval in plan. There is a hole through the sheet near to the outer egde, but it is unclear if this is purposeful or not and at what period this occured. There is a small tab visible on one of the folds but this may just be due to the folded condition of the object, however both this possible tab and the hole are features seen on some Early Bronze Age 'basket' ornaments, often interpreted as earrings or hair decorations. They are a…
Created on: Thursday 25th June 2015
Last updated: Thursday 24th March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Harpsden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-65902F
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A probable Middle Bronze Age (c.1500-1100 BC) solid gold bead of annular form and biconical profile with a central perforation measuring 2.9mm in diameter. It is max.7.6mm in diameter at the centre, narrowing to c.5mm diameter at either end, both of which show areas of damage. The bead stands 5.3mm in height and weighs 1.91g. The bead is of similar form to several of sheet gold reported through the Treasure Act, namely HAMP-72E451 (2011 T526),GLO-46CA05 (2014 T358) and NMS-AEC678 (2013 T20), for the latter of which is written 'The gold bead is likely to date to the Middle Bronze A…
Created on: Thursday 19th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 5th December 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-1BE953
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Slender leaf-shaped gold strip, the ends folded over to form a distorted ring. Both ends are pierced; the two holes were executed from opposite sides of the strip. While one end is intact and tongue-shaped, the other is squared off and may retain the very slight trace of an original piercing or other feature. It is possible that this end was broken, re-pierced and roughly fettled. The hole at this end is blocked with soil. Length 19.8mm; maximum width of strip 13.9mm; thickness 0.9mm; weight 2.17 grams. Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of the surface of the pierced me…
Created on: Friday 5th December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 6th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cote', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-446915
Object type: RIBBON
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of gold, possibly from a bracelet or torc surviving as an undecorated oval/ellipse shaped band that tapers to the shoulders of probable terminals that may have been broken (the breaks are not conclusive). The terminals appear to have been twisted prior to the purported breaks (possibly in the process of breaking them). The band has several bends and distortions and it is not clear what the original profile of the band would have been. There are a number of scuffs and striations to both surfaces. Possible small hammer markings can be seen, particularly on one side of the ban…
Created on: Monday 3rd March 2014
Last updated: Monday 9th November 2015
No spatial data available.

Record ID: SUR-CC3000
Object type: TORC
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A three-sided gold fragment, 25mm long, now worn and flattened. This is a fragment probably from a three-stranded twisted bar torc dating to the Middle Bronze Age, c 1300-1150BC. Gillian Varndell, Curator, Department of Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Created on: Friday 8th November 2013
Last updated: Sunday 8th November 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-0D1A05
Object type: JEWELLERY
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Copper Age (Chalcolithic) gold 'basket ornament', possibly a hair ornament or ear ring, cut from thin gold sheet into an elongated oval shape extending into a narrow tang. The piece has been flattened out and is crinkled both horizontally and vertically. The oval plate is delineated by two concentric grooves following the edge, and two grooves running the length of the tang. The space within the oval plate is filled by four zones of grooves running perpendicular to the long edges and bounded by the inner concentric groove, giving four filled and three plain zones symmetrically place…
Created on: Monday 12th November 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 5th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cholsey area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-58C9F1
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of gold foil dating to the early Bronze Age was discovered during controlled archaeological excavations. The following reports are by Oxford Archaeology specialists. Comment on the gold foil find recovered from an environmental sample from Tubney, Quarry Extension, Oxfordshire. By Ian Scott (OA metalwork specialist). Gold Foil. A small fragment of gold, now flattened; it seems to have been squashed or scrunched up. There is a trace of of a cross-hatched pattern impressed on to the foil. L.12mm, W. 9mm. Cremation 5353, context 5367, sample 5008. With such a fragment it is no…
Created on: Wednesday 13th April 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tubney Quarry Extension', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-BF4245
Object type: TORC
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
The neckring is made from a heavy, thick bar of oval cross-section, which is thickest in the middle and tapers towards both ends. The terminals are finished off as flat oval surfaces. The object appears to have had a good surface finish prior to damage and it has been left entirely plain. The original curvature of the ornament has been distorted asymmetrically so that one arm is more extended than the other. The middle of the bar bears deep >cuts= across both faces apparently having been formed by ancient chisel strikes. Dimensions and metal content: Maximum dimension (distorted) 20…
Created on: Wednesday 9th July 2003
Last updated: Wednesday 10th August 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Moulsford', grid reference and parish protected.