Record ID: KENT-D50DB6
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete two piece horse snaffle bit with jointed links. Cast in copper alloy, this harness fitting dates to the 1st century AD. The snaffle is comprised of two joined parts, each with a rein link, joining bar and jointed link. The bit would have been placed in a horses mouth, with the two projecting links being attached to the rein. Both of these links are broken, one is completely missing while half the other survives, with an aproximate diameter of 24mm. Both these breaks are worn, thus probably occured in antiquity. The jointed links are still connected, each with a diameter of …
Created on: Monday 12th December 2005
Last updated: Friday 17th June 2016
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Record ID: KENT-D4FBA4
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large hand made iron nail. The head is rectangular, measuring 50mm by 38mm and has a thickness on 11mm. The shank is 64mm long and is rectangular in section, tapering from 13mm to 4mm at the tip. The nail probably dates to the Medieval period.
Created on: Monday 12th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: KENT-D4F784
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery sherd, probably from a vessel of Anglo-Saxon date. The sherd has a red-brown buff surface, while the body is grey with white crushed shell inclusions. The sherd is undecorated and there are worn breaks on all edges. It is 19mm long and 11mm wide. The fragment was found with nine other sherds, and is possibly from the same vessel as finds KENT-D4A887, KENT-D4C866, KENT-D4D178, KENT-D4D682 and KENT-D4DBE5.
Created on: Monday 12th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: KENT-D4F3B1
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery sherd, probably from a vessel of Anglo-Saxon date. The sherd has a red-brown buff surface, while the body is grey with white crushed shell inclusions. The sherd is undecorated and there are worn breaks on all edges. It is 17mm long and 8mm wide. The fragment was found with nine other sherds, and is possibly from the same vessel as finds KENT-D4A887, KENT-D4C866, KENT-D4D178, KENT-D4D682 and KENT-D4DBE5.
Created on: Monday 12th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: KENT-D4EFA2
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery sherd, probably from a vessel of Anglo-Saxon date. The sherd has a red-brown buff surface, while the body is grey with white crushed shell inclusions. The sherd is undecorated and there are worn breaks on all edges. It is 20mm long and 14mm wide. The fragment was found with nine other sherds, and is possibly from the same vessel as finds KENT-D4A887, KENT-D4C866, KENT-D4D178, KENT-D4D682 and KENT-D4DBE5.
Created on: Monday 12th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: KENT-D4E886
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery sherd, probably from a vessel of Anglo-Saxon date. The sherd has a red-brown buff surface, while the body is grey with white crushed shell inclusions. The sherd is undecorated and there are worn breaks on all edges. It is 20mm long and 12mm wide. The fragment was found with nine other sherds, and is possibly from the same vessel as finds KENT-D4A887, KENT-D4C866, KENT-D4D178, KENT-D4D682 and KENT-D4DBE5.
Created on: Monday 12th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: KENT-D4E3F4
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery sherd, probably from a vessel of Anglo-Saxon date. The sherd has a red-brown buff surface, while the body is grey with white crushed shell inclusions. The sherd is undecorated and there are worn breaks on all edges. It is 15mm long, 17mm wide and 20mm thick. The fragment was found with nine other sherds, and is possibly from the same vessel as finds KENT-D4A887, KENT-D4C866, KENT-D4D178, KENT-D4D682 and KENT-D4DBE5.
Created on: Monday 12th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: KENT-D4DBE5
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery sherd, probably from a vessel of Anglo-Saxon date. The sherd has a red-brown buff surface, while the body is grey with white crushed shell inclusions. The sherd is from the base of the vessel, with a concave base and convex side where it forms part of the vessel body (see drawing, sherd number 5). There are worn breaks on all edges. There is no decoration on the sherd. The measurements are 32mm long, 19mm wide and has a maximum thickness of 20mm. Found with nine other sherds, four of which are believed to be from the same vessel; see records KENT-D4A887, KENT-D4C866, KENT…
Created on: Monday 12th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: KENT-D4D682
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery sherd, probably from a vessel of Anglo-Saxon date. The sherd has a red-brown buff surface, while the body is grey with white crushed shell inclusions. The sherd is from the body of the vessel with worn breaks on three edges, while the break on the fourth edge is more recent. There is no decoration on the sherd, and it is relatively flat, with only a slight curve from its position as a lower body fragment (see drawing, sherd no 4). The sherd measures 32mm by 26mm at the widest points. Found with nine other sherds, four of which are believed to be from the same vessel; see…
Created on: Monday 12th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: KENT-D4D178
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery sherd, probably from a vessel of Anglo-Saxon date. The sherd has a red-brown buff surface, while the body is grey with white crushed shell inclusions. The sherd is a rim fragment with worn breaks on three edges. The sherd is rectangular in shape, with a slight convex curve on the outside edge, see drawing (sherd number 3). The rim appears to be folded over, giving an oval section. There is no decoration on the sherd. The sherd measures 33mm by 32mm at the widest points. As the find has been identified from a photograph, the thickness of the rim is unknown. Found with nine …
Created on: Monday 12th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: KENT-D4C866
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery sherd, probably from a vessel of Anglo-Saxon date. The sherd has a red-brown buff surface, while the body is grey with white crushed shell inclusions. The fragment is almost triangular in shape, with worn breaks on all edges. The sherd is not decorated, and it is slightly curved body fragment of the vessel originally positioned just below the rim (see drawing, sherd number 2). The sherd measures 64mm by 60mm at the widest points. Found with nine other sherds, four of which are believed to be from the same vessel; see records KENT-D4A887, KENT-D4D178, KENT-D4D682 and KENT…
Created on: Monday 12th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: KENT-D4A887
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery sherd, probably from a vessel of Anglo-Saxon date. The sherd has a red-brown buff surface, while the body is grey with white crushed shell inclusions. The breaks are worn on all edges. The fragment does not appear to be decorated, although has a slight curve to its top half. This suggests the sherd is a body fragment of the vessel, originally positioned just below the rim (see drawing, sherd number 1). The sherd measures 44mm by 34mm at the widest points. Found with nine other sherds, four of which are believed to be from the same vessel; see records KENT-D4C866, KENT-D4…
Created on: Monday 12th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: KENT-D48C72
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy rectangular buckle plate. The plate is recessed for the buckle frame, which is missing. There are two parallel rivet holes in the corners furthest from the buckle frame to attach the plate to a leather belt. One of the rivet holes still containa an iron rivet. The other rivet hole has traces of gilding around the edge. The surface of the plate is decorated in a relief zoomorphic design, however the exact characteristics of the animal are unclear. The plate is worn and corroded, and has a light green patina with patches of red-brown showing through. The plate measu…
Created on: Monday 12th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: KENT-440BD7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval or modern openwork brooch. Comprised of two copper alloy wires twisted into a figure of eight pattern with overlying curves, possibly representing two intertwined snakes due to engravings on the surface. The brooch is green-grey in colour due to corrosion, and some traces of gilding can still be seen. The brooch is 37mm long and 18mm wide at the widest point.
Created on: Monday 5th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: KENT-4401A5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver cut halfpenny of type 1-6 shortcross. The obverse has the lower half of the bust which is worn, thus the coin cannot be attributed to a more specific type.
Created on: Monday 5th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: KENT-43EEE2
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Mesolithic worked flake of dark grey flint,made into a scraper. There is some retouch along the curved edge, thus the flake could have been used as a crude scraper. Some previous flakes have been removed from the surface of the flake. There is no cortex surviving on the surface of the flint.
Created on: Monday 5th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: KENT-43EC85
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete retouched blade of mesolithic date. The blade would have been longer but has been broken across its width. The break is old as seen by levels of wear. Both edges have been retouched with sub-parallel removals. This forms a knife edge. The blade was knapped from dark grey flint, and ripples of percussion can be seen along its length.
Created on: Monday 5th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: KENT-43EA17
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Mesolithic or Neolithic blade knapped from light grey flint. The blade is incomplete due to ancient breaks at both ends. Both blade edges have had low angle removals along their length (retouched, forming a knife edge).
Created on: Monday 5th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: KENT-43E654
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Mesolithic knapped 'hatchet' of light grey flint.
Created on: Monday 5th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: KENT-43E356
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Lithic flake or blade core of Mesolithic or Neolithic date. The blue-grey flint has evidence of platform preporation and bladelets have been removed from the surface. Surface appears slightly patinated.
Created on: Monday 5th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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