Record ID: KENT-43C2F9
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy ring likely a bead of Iron Age to early-medieval date. (c.800BC-700AD). The ring is not evenly shaped being thicker in one hemisphere than the other. The band is roughly D-shaped in profile although the inner side of the ring appears to have been bevelled to some degree. The surface is dark brown with some very sparse patches of dark green surface patination. Colour is slightly silvery which may suggest a high tin alloy. The ring is in relatively good condition which may suggest it comes from the latter end of the suggested date range. Measurements: 15.8mm diameter, …
Created on: Friday 18th December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 7th January 2016
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Record ID: KENT-AD171B
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy ring-shaped probable bead, possibly of Iron Age or Roman in date. c. AD 800BC-410. Description: The bead is in the form of annular ring with a medium central hole. The circumference of the ring does have a slightly raised ridge. The central perforation is cylindrical The object is a mid grey-green colour. The rim does have surface wear and damage to Measurements: 11.25mm in diameter, 4.6mm thick and 2.04g in weight. Discussion: Dating is uncertain and such beads are known from the Bronze Age to the Anglo-Saxon period, complicating this most of these periods are…
Created on: Wednesday 19th December 2018
Last updated: Thursday 20th December 2018
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Record ID: KENT-AD33BD
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy ring-shaped probable bead, possibly of Iron Age or Roman in date. c. AD 800BC-410. Description: The bead is in the form of annular ring with a medium central hole. The circumference of the ring does have a slightly raised ridge. The central perforation is cylindrical The object is a mid grey-green colour. The bead does have surface wear and pitting present. Measurements: 12.175mm in diameter, 4.67mm thick and 2.44g in weight. Discussion: Dating is uncertain and such beads are known from the Bronze Age to the Anglo-Saxon period, complicating this most of these p…
Created on: Wednesday 19th December 2018
Last updated: Thursday 20th December 2018
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Record ID: KENT-8A60CC
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy ring-shaped annular bead, possibly of Iron Age or Roman in date. c. 800BC-410AD Description: The bead is in the form of annular ring with a medium central hole. The central perforation is evenly shaped.. The object is a like grey-green colour, possibly high tin copper-alloy Measurements: 15.48mm in diameter, 5.79mm thick and 3.97g in weight. Discussion: Dating is uncertain as there is little consensus on the PAS database abd the literature despite a realtively large number of examples knowna dn it seems likely this is a type widely used throughout a large…
Created on: Tuesday 1st November 2016
Last updated: Monday 14th November 2016
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Record ID: KENT-B66B8B
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy ring-shaped probable bead, possibly of Iron Age or Roman in date. c. 800BC-410AD Description: The bead is in the form of annular ring with a medium central hole bordered by a ring and a circumferential rim around the body of the bead. The central perforation is hourglass-shaped. The object is a very dark green colour typical of patinated copper-alloy. Measurements: 12.85mm in diameter, 6.3mm thick and 3.44g in weight. Discussion: Dating is uncertain and it maybe the type is a widely used type through history, there is little consensus on the PAS database …
Created on: Friday 29th July 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 4th October 2016
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Record ID: KENT-85B7FB
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete worn cast copper-alloy and iron possible link bar from an Iron Age bridle bit dating. Description: The object is a narrow hourglass shape in plan. Each half is wasted towards the terminals. The terminals are formed from slight rims proceeded by a raised collar the central point where the two halves meet also has a collar. There is substantial iron corrosion at each end. The object has a dark grey-green patination except where covered in Iron corrosion. Measurements: 40.92mm long, 9.77mm in diameter and 16.04g in weight. Discussion: This object resembles the mid …
Created on: Tuesday 29th October 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 30th October 2019
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Record ID: KENT-E3DF87
Object type: BRIDLE FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy late Iron Age bridle fitting or strap union c.50 BC - AD 120 Description: The object is flat and in plan is formed by two double ended geometric 's-scrolls' back to. These two 'S-scrolls' are wider at the middle, where they meet. Each 'S-scroll' arm finishes smaller inwards facing curl, although only one remains mostly intact. At the widest points of each 'S-scroll' is a circular cell that has a central hole through it. These cells likely contained either red enamel (possibly red and yellow chequerboard) or red coral, now missing. The object arms are…
Created on: Tuesday 16th January 2018
Last updated: Saturday 2nd March 2019
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Record ID: KENT-CD8FC8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy La Tène III type brooch dating from the 1st Century BC- 1st century AD (Hattatt 1987, 22). The brooch consists of a thin bow roughly ovoid in section which turns a near righ end down toward the spring. The spring/pin, which would orignally have been an integral continutation of the bow coiled around on itself has been broken off halfway through the second coil. At the foot end a simple catchplate remains, although it has been flatted out from its orignal shape. The brooch is a deep turquoise in colour as a result of copper-alloy patination. The brooch was produced f…
Created on: Friday 6th November 2015
Last updated: Friday 13th November 2015
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Record ID: KENT-4ED10C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy La Tene 1 type bow brooch dating to the 4th-3rd centuries BC. Description: The brooch remains only as the bow, which is convex at the front and flat at the rear, meaning it is D-Shaped in cross section. The front face of the bow has shallow cast integral cells decorating it, rectangular in shape and set out in pairs longintudually along the bow from end to end. Although similar later chempleve cellwork it is unlikely that enamel was being used at this early date. From the stub at the top, the sides of the bow flares in width to the centre and then tape…
Created on: Friday 23rd September 2016
Last updated: Monday 31st July 2017
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Record ID: KENT-5F5B1D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Medway
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete late Iron Age copper-alloy rosette brooch of 1st century AD date, c.20-60 AD. Description: The brooch is in relatively complete compared to many examples of the type and is only missing the majority of its pin, part of its foot and various abraded areas around its the spring casing lozenge plate. The spring casing at the head is cylindrical in form, folded to encase the separately cast spring and pin. It has a rectangular pin slot and incised decoration on its front face. The decoration on the spring casing comprises an incised rectangular grooved border, although due…
Created on: Monday 23rd July 2018
Last updated: Friday 27th July 2018
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