Record ID: LON-E78C8A
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Interim information on the hoard for the PAS & Treasure Annual Report launches in March 2020: This hoard comprises a copper alloy bowl, the fittings from a copper alloy bucket, and part of a clay pot. Buckets such as this one are usually found in high-status cremation graves from the mid-first century BC, alongside other pots, jugs and pans. These were drinking sets, used for serving mead, wine or beer at feasts. Perhaps the deceased hosted such feasts in life, or maybe this was a way for the living to share the funeral feast with them. Several such graves are known in Kent, and …
Created on: Thursday 22nd August 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 17th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lenham', grid reference and parish protected.