Record ID: KENT-7ADF28
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Medway
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of cast Bronze Age object, possibly part of the blade of a carp's tongue sword, in which case it would date to circa 1000-800 BC.. Description: The fragment is irregularly shaped with very worn breaks. It has a vertically running central rib. The surface and breaks are heavily patainted and pitted from corrosion making its' exact features uncertain Measurements: 20.68mm long, 19.78mm wide, 6.41mm thick (including rib, 5.05mm without) 8.81g in weight.
Created on: Monday 17th June 2019
Last updated: Thursday 30th March 2023
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Record ID: KENT-F520B3
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Medway
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavily worn sherd of hand made Bronze Age ceramic vessel, possibly early Bronze Age food bowl. Description: The sherd is a rim sherd and roughly triangular in plan. The fabric is soft has an oxidised surface (bright orange), unevenly oxidised core (mid grey-brown). The inclusions are a mix of irregularly sorted small-to large angular fire cracked flint. medium comnon mixed rounded flints and some common well sorted black sandy grit. Many inclusions have fallen out. The breaks are well rounded from water action and the rim is pinched leaving it thin and almost pointed Measurem…
Created on: Wednesday 16th January 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 16th January 2019
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Record ID: KENT-F48835
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Medway
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavily worn sherd of hand made probable late Bronze Age to early Iron Age ceramic vessel. Description: The sherd is a rimsherd and roughly recatangular in plan. The fabric has an oxidised outer surface and unevenly oxidised core. The inclusions are a mix of common well sorted small-to medium angluar - rounded flint grit and some some sparse well sorted black sandy specs. Many inclusions have fallen out. The breaks are well rounded, likely due water action. the rim is flat and simply formed. Measurements: 39.93mm wide, 48.36mm high, 12.06mm thick and 26.4g in weight.
Created on: Wednesday 16th January 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 16th January 2019
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Record ID: KENT-897971
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Medway
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A crudely made flint scraper probably of Late Bronze age to Iron age date c. 1000BC to c.1BC. Description: The scraper is formed from a secondary flint flake, roughly triangular in plan and triangular in cross-section. The scraper has invasive retouch with a scraper edge formed from a scaled short semi-abrupt retouch along the left edge of the dorsal face. Part of the bottom left edge has short scaled abrupt retouch blunt the edge. The flake has been snapped across its width although with the blunting edge this appears to have happened before the retouch occured. Conchoidal rippli…
Created on: Wednesday 26th July 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 26th July 2017
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