Record ID: KENT-2FD788
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early Post Medieval (AD 1500- 1650) copper alloy dress hook. It was cast in one piece, with moulded relief and open work. A raised linear circle which may have had a beaded edge; on either side are two elongated angular knops, with a swag at the juncture of the plate and hook. There is a pellet either side of two longitudinal voided ridges near the rectangular loop. There is a rearward facing hook protruding from the base of the plate Dimensions - weight:3.20g, length:35.51mm, width:18.18mm, thickness:1.84mm A similar dress hook in Read (2008: p.103, no. 398 which he classif…
Created on: Tuesday 15th August 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 30th August 2017
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Record ID: KENT-2F8E74
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval copper alloy dress hook, probably dating to c. AD 1500-1650. The dress hook comprises of a central, downward pointing sub-pentagonal plate, broadly flat in cross section, with a rearward facing hook protruding from the base of the plate, the hook has been straightened. The hook has a D-shaped cross section. A rectangular attachment loop expands from the top of the plate. The plate is decorated with a central lozenge of nine small pellets, all in low relief. This is flanked to either side by an arrangement of four openwork circles, filling the corners between the lozen…
Created on: Tuesday 15th August 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 30th August 2017
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Record ID: KENT-2F1E0C
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman (AD 44 -410) lead alloy steelyard weight. The weight is bi-conical in form and circular in cross section. There is the remnant of the broken iron loop emerging from an apex. The opposite apex is smooth and appears not to have had a loop.
Created on: Tuesday 15th August 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 30th August 2017
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Record ID: KENT-2E4462
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The head and bow of an Early-Medieval Brooch, probably from a very early equal-arm brooch, c.5th century AD. Description: The brooch is cast copper alloy with a linear design of incised parallel ridges, running across the width, of the remaining sub-triangular arm. The arm is flat, on the reverse face there are two widely spaced and incomplete pin lugs. The shank appears to have been decorated with parallel ridges, running across its width, in a similar manner to the head. The bow terminates in an historic break. the brooch is heavily patinated a dark brown colour. Weight: 5.19…
Created on: Tuesday 15th August 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2018
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Record ID: KENT-74C42F
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A very simple cast copper-alloy probable Late Medieval to Post-Medieval dagger guard or 'quillon'. Description: The sub-circular loop has thin straight sides, on one side of the loop is a thickened sub-rectangular protrusion. There is a central rectangular indentation on the loop face of the of the protrusion, likley for the blad tang. This central perforation is (84mm x 3.48mm). There are two knops on the outer edge of the body of the guard. Measurements: Loop - Length: 29.04mm, width: 26.13mm, side height: 3.68mm, side thickness: 1.61mm Length: 10.59mm, width: 20.40mm, thickne…
Created on: Tuesday 25th July 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 25th July 2017
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Record ID: KENT-73F9DB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A badly worn, abraded and incomplette miniature, copper alloy Roman Dolphin brooch, dating to the latter half of the 1st century AD. Description: The brooch is incomplete with one of the wings is missing, from an historical break. There is the remnant of the other wing remaining. The bow is sub triangular in cross section and has a raised ridge running its' length from the wings to the foot end, although it has broken along its bow. Measurements: 13.66mm long, 10.66mm wide, 9.7mm high and 1.89g in weight. Discussion: Similar very small dolphin brooches are illustrated by Hatt…
Created on: Tuesday 25th July 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 25th July 2017
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Record ID: KENT-72A58E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman crossbow brooch of the 3rd century AD. Description: The brooch is roughly T-shaped, with faceted knops at the end of the cylindrical collared wings. A third knop positioned in the middle over the central slot or seperate and attached via the slot is now missing. The slot is filled with corosion and would have, in adddition to a possible seperate knop would also affixed the hinged pin for the brooch. The bow protrudes from the centre of the cross bar and is very low and slightly hump-like and is sub-triangular in section and in profile it is sli…
Created on: Tuesday 25th July 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 25th July 2017
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Record ID: KENT-7120DD
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead alloy papal bulla, issued by Pope Innocent IV (AD 1243 toAD 1254). Description: The obverse depicts the worn faces of St Peter and St Paul, below the inscription SPA SPE (SPA = Sanctus Paulus, SPE = Sanctus Petrus), all of which are surrounded by a beaded border, flanking the outside edge of the bulla. Some of the beaded border is missing. St Peter is seen on the right, looking left, with St. Paul on the left looking right, with a long pointed beard, within a backwards-C shaped beaded border, joined to the main. The surface of the bulla has a cream coloured patinati…
Created on: Tuesday 25th July 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 25th July 2017
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Record ID: KENT-49A9D6
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Anincomplete cast copper-alloy strap-mounted skirted terret, of early Roman date (c.AD 50-400). Description: Cast oval loop with a smaller and integrally cast rectangular loop and a remaining flat sub-rectangular flange, protruding from the oval loop where it joins the rectangular loop. There was probably another flange on the opposing side; this is missing, broken off at an historical beak. Where the oval loop joins the rectangular loop there is heavy signs of wear at one end, with less signs of wear at the other. The inner surface is polished by use. The integral rectangular loop…
Created on: Tuesday 11th July 2017
Last updated: Thursday 13th September 2018
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Record ID: KENT-B9E3AC
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unidentified copper-alloy object, of unknown date, likely a die or stamp. The object is cylindrical, one end being slightly wider. There is no apparent decoration visible, although one end is splayed out slightly and dented likely due to striking by a hammer. The opposite end appears to have been filed down possibly due to intentional destruction of a design. The object has a heavily pitted surface and appears to be crudely cast. Measurements: Length:55.0mm, diameter: 10.43mm at one end widening to 12.13mm at the other end, weight: 48.16g. Dating and use of this object is unc…
Created on: Tuesday 4th July 2017
Last updated: Monday 24th July 2017
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Record ID: KENT-B92E9B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of uncertain 'long' or bow brooch, probably early Anglo-Saxon (5th or 6th century AD. Description: A small part of the bow and the upper part of the foot (the flat panel) survives, with breaks at both ends; the break across the bow is fresher than the very worn break across the foot. The bow is rectangular, not flaring or tapering, and is decorated on the upper surface with two raised triangular facets at the bottom. The junction of bow and foot has three transverse ridges, and two further parallel transverse ridges are present just above the break at the foot. On t…
Created on: Tuesday 4th July 2017
Last updated: Thursday 15th March 2018
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Record ID: KENT-B8A048
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a 1st century (c. AD 25-60), 'Langton Down' cast copper-alloy brooch. Description: It has a bilateral spring, the spring is badly corroded and may have had an axis bar inserted through the coils. The spring is enclosed within curled wings to the rear of the head. The pin is missing. The catch plate is missing; the brooch terminates across the stem above the catch plate. The brooch is decorated with linear mouldings. The head has a pair of lateral grooves, and probably vertical grooves at the ends. At the top of the bow is a cross ridge. The face of the high rising bow…
Created on: Tuesday 4th July 2017
Last updated: Monday 24th July 2017
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Record ID: KENT-B7C38B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a 1st century (c. AD 25-60), 'Langton Down' cast copper-alloy brooch. Description: It has a bilateral spring, the spring is badly corroded and may have had an axis bar inserted through the coils. The spring is enclosed within curled flaps to the rear of the head. The rest of the pin is missing. The catch plate consists of two, very worn, residual upper and lower sections; the brooch terminates across the stem at the lower section. The brooch is decorated with linear mouldings. The head has a pair of lateral grooves, and probably vertical grooves at the ends. Within th…
Created on: Tuesday 4th July 2017
Last updated: Monday 24th July 2017
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Record ID: KENT-91D187
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval (16th to 17th century) 'pot' leg from a cast cooking vessel, in the form of an animals paw. Description: The leg is roughly trilobate in in cross section, the upper surface being formed from three raised ridges. The upper end of the leg terminates in a historic break, the leg narrows in width from 16.45mm to 15.22mm, at 15.87mm down there is a collar 7.69mm wide x 4.56mm high. After the collar the main foot defined by the ridges splaying out to present an animals paw. The rear surface is flat. Measurements: Height: 38.91, width: 16.45mm, thickness:14.34mm, weight…
Created on: Tuesday 20th June 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 11th July 2017
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Record ID: KENT-90A8B8
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn Post-Medieval British, sub-square copper-alloy Rose Ryal coin weight dating to AD 1612-1632. Description: On the obverse it has a shield of arms combining Scotland and England overlaid on a rose, all within in a circular border. The reverse has the Roman numerals 'XXXIII' surmounted by a crown and possibly with a rose below. The numerals indicate that this weight was for a Rose Ryal of James I (r.1603-1625), dating to AD 1612-1632 (Withers & Withers 1995: 40) Measurements: Length: 19.39mm, width:18.69mm, thickness: 4.57mm, weight: 12.53g
Created on: Tuesday 20th June 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 11th July 2017
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Record ID: KENT-8F94EF
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete awl of possible Bronze Age to Roman date, (c. 1500 BC- AD 410. Description: It is formed from a rectangular cross-sectioned copper-alloy rod, one end terminates in a pyramid, where each face comes to a point. At the other end the faces narrow to the wedged end. both ends have been formed by hammerning them into a point. Measurements: Length:47.92mm, width: 4.67mm, thickness: 4.69mm, weight: 5.85g
Created on: Tuesday 20th June 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 11th July 2017
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Record ID: KENT-8EAE60
Object type: SEAL BOX
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy Roman (2nd - 3rd century AD) seal box lid with inlaid champlevé enamel of Andrews L1 D7 type. Description: The lid is lozenge shaped with a small, rounded projection at three of the corners and a small, flat lug at the fourth, upper corner. The upper surface of the lid is decorated with two opposing heart shaped cells, in two colours of champlevé enamel. The cobalt blue appears to be mostly present, whereas the other colour orignally all red, now fading to yellow or missing has been lost due to the enamelling glass being heavily affected by weathering. The undersid…
Created on: Tuesday 20th June 2017
Last updated: Friday 21st July 2017
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Record ID: KENT-D6ED78
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval (c AD 1150 - 1400) cast copper alloy rotary casket key. The key has a circular bow, flattened shank and simple formed from a narrowed rectangular extension of the shank. The shank projects past the the bit and narrows to a blunted point. The key is patinated light green typical of patinated copper-alloy. Measurements: Overall length; 37.85mm, width of shank: 3.31mm, thickness: 2.11mm, diameter of bow: 8.76mm, bit - length: 10.27mm, width: 7.37, thickness: 1.62mm, weight: 2.12g.
Created on: Tuesday 30th May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 1st June 2017
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Record ID: KENT-D696A4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavily worn Roman coin (Nummus or Radiate), of uncertain date, Illegible detail, c.AD 260-402. Measurements: 16.9 in diameter, 1.88mm thick and 1.35g in weight.
Created on: Tuesday 30th May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 1st June 2017
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Record ID: KENT-D56AD7
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete pair of Post-Medieval (AD 1750-1850) silver cufflinks. They are oval in plan and is formed from a pressed plate with downturned edges. The upper face is decorated with an engraved floral design composed of a single ten petaled flower with a long, curvilinear stem within an incised line, the smooth shoulder is appears to be undecorated. The underside is concave and undecorated, with a central loop holding the twisted link connecting chain. Length: 12.00mm, Width: 10.00mm, Thickness: 0.88mm, Height: 3.00mm, Weight: 1.8g.
Created on: Tuesday 30th May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 1st June 2017
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