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-47BADA
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete post-medieval copper alloy pedestal/pendant seal matrix dating to the 17th century (Read 2001, 75). The seal matrix is a conical shape with a narrow circular shank which widens at the top to a trefoil flat shaped handle, which is pierced by four holes, a larger one in the central lobe, with three smaller holes in a line below, one in each of the other lobes and a third in the centre. These were probably to accommodate a chain or cord to allow the seal to be carried about the neck or secured about the person. At the base the matrix widens significantly to accommodate the die o…
Created on: Thursday 12th November 2015
Last updated: Thursday 25th February 2016
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Record ID: KENT-482C74
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete post-medieval copper alloy pedestal/pendant seal matrix dating to the 17th century (Read 2001, 75). The seal matrix is a conical shape with a narrow circular shank which widens at the top to a trefoil flat shaped handle, which is pierced by three holes, one in each of the other lobes. These were probably to accommodate a chain or cord to allow the seal to be carried about the neck or secured about the person. At the base the matrix widens significantly to accommodate the die of the matrix which is circular and is engraved with a circular ring border surrounding a capitalised …
Created on: Thursday 12th November 2015
Last updated: Thursday 30th June 2016
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Record ID: KENT-4952D3
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy conical seal matrix dating to the 14th century. It has a hexagonally faceted conical handle which tapers before widening slightly below a flattened pierced terminal, probably to accommodate a chain or cord to allow the seal to be carried about the neck or secured about the person. At the base the matrix widens to accommodate the circular die which is engraved with a central four-leaved design, with a short curved stem. Each leaf is rounded and has central and branching veins, and a short stem connecting it to the others in a cross shape. This central device is surrou…
Created on: Thursday 12th November 2015
Last updated: Thursday 9th June 2016
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Record ID: KENT-4C6F97
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Iron Age (c. 175-140BC) Thurrock type potin / cast bronze unit of the Cantiaci (ABC 132). Obverse of Degraded Apollo bust left, reverse of: degraded bull butitng horns right . Coin design is highly degraded with grey/brown patina over majority of its surface indicating high tin content. Lacks the significant casting sprue common in this type. Measurements: 17.09mm in diameter, 3.2mm thick. 2.71g in weight
Created on: Thursday 12th November 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 14th November 2017
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Record ID: KENT-5D81AB
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Post Medieval (c. 1500-1700) crotal bell. Approximately two third of the entire bell remains, minus the iron pea. The bell comprises two hemispherical domes divided by a raised circumferential ridge. The upper hemisphere has two circular sound holes (only one remains complete, with the missing section of bell appearing to have snapped off through the other remaining hole in the upper hemispheres) with a small square suspension loop projecting from the apex of the upper dome, the hole of which has been drilled rather than cast. The lower hemisphere has a…
Created on: Friday 13th November 2015
Last updated: Monday 5th December 2016
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Record ID: KENT-5E08BC
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy Post Medieval (c. 1600-1800) crotal bell. The bell comprises two hemispherical domes divided horizontally by a circumferential ridge. The upper hemisphere has two circular sound holes both poorly formed possibly due to casting fault, A relativly large suspension loop projects from the apex of the upper dome, with integrally cast hole. The lower hemisphere has a long, wide sound slit with circular holes at the ends. Both hemispheres are undecorated. The bell's Iron pea survives within the bell. Mostly a dark green colour with sparse patches of light green a…
Created on: Friday 13th November 2015
Last updated: Monday 8th October 2018
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Record ID: KENT-5EF964
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Post Medieval (c. 1500-1800) crotal bell. The bell comprises two hemispherical domes divided horizontally by a rounded circumferential ridge. The bell is fragmentary and is missing roughly half the body of the bell. The upper hemisphere has one circular sound hole remaining poorly formed possibly due to casting fault, orignally it would have been two but the second would have been in the now missing section. A suspension loop projects from the apex of the upper dome, with integrally cast lug the produciton of the hole is however unclear. The lug has cle…
Created on: Friday 13th November 2015
Last updated: Friday 29th April 2016
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Record ID: KENT-5F8377
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of cast copper-alloy Post Medieval (c. 1500-1800) crotal bell. The fragment is irregulalry shaped and from a spherical shaped bell horizontally bisected by a raided ridge. The upper hemisphere has one circular sound hole remaining poorly formed and drilled out possibly due to casting fault, orignally it would have been two. The lower hemisphere has remains of what would have been a long, wide sound slit with circular holes at each end, at the bottom right of the fragment. Both hemispheres are decorated with a typical geometric petal design. Mostly a dark grey-green colour.. T…
Created on: Friday 13th November 2015
Last updated: Monday 5th December 2016
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Record ID: KENT-608D4D
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete post-medieval double loop cast high tin copper-alloy or pewter buckle with moulded decoration dating to 1550-1650. The frame is sub-rectangular in plan, with a pair of narrow ovoid loops. The frame's border is is narrows in the middle of each side with a moulded knop at each corner. The frame's border varies in cross-sectional shape as the plan fluctuates but is mostly semi-circular. The back of the bar is flat save the strap bar. The bar is cylindrical and a pin remains made from a small strip of copper-alloy bent round the bar, it is possible the this buckle had two pins …
Created on: Friday 13th November 2015
Last updated: Thursday 25th February 2016
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