Record ID: KENT-F9D7C2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small cast copper alloy bow brooch, with sub-triangular headplate and footplate. The brooch is similar to examples of small equal-armed brooches, although this example is not symmetrical, the headplate being slightly shorter than the footplate. It is thus also very similar to examples of miniature radiate-headed brooches, and perhaps sits somewhere between the two types. The reverse has remains of the iron pin and spring surviving, possibly with traces of mineralised textile preserved in the corrosion products. Compare IOW-FE1124, and an example from a 6th-century grave at Frilford…
Created on: Monday 25th June 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 21st March 2018
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Record ID: KENT-91C1D6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy bow brooch. The brooch comprises a bow without headplate, and a footplate. For most of its length (18.66mm) the bow has an ovoid cross-section, with flat sides and a ventral ridge. However, at the junction with the pin and spring, at its mid-point and at the junction with the foot the bow has thickened rectangular sections. With the exception of the section of bow at the junction with the foot, which is plain, these sections are decorated with three transverse v-shaped grooves which have probably been incised. There are what appear to be three faint file marks on…
Created on: Monday 2nd July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: KENT-45A4E1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy cruciform brooch, comprising the head-plate and part of the bow. The head-plate has an integral half-round knob projecting from its top edge and incomplete lateral wings. One of the wings is damaged, with deep lines gouged in its front surface. On the back of the head-plate is a single perforated lug to which the (now missing) iron pin and spring wold have been attached. The bow has a worn transverse break just below the junction with the headplate. The front surfaces of both the headplate and bow are decorated with rows of incised or punched lines and dots.
Created on: Wednesday 21st November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: KENT-425A34
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy early medieval brooch. This bow brooch is of an unusual type. It has an oval headplate with two lugs on the reverse, between which survives the corroded remains of the iron spring and pin bar. The bow has a curved cross-section, but a rectangular cross-section at the junctions with the head and foot-plates. The centre of the bow has a flattened circular section on its front, giving a disc-on-bow appearance. The foot-plate is straight, but terminates in a circular knop. The front of the foot-plate is decorated with a series of incised transverse lines. A catch-p…
Created on: Monday 3rd December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: KENT-FC33F2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy miniature radiate-headed brooch. The terminal of the foot-plate is missing. No trace of the (presumably iron) spring or pin survives on the reverse, although both the catch-plate and lug for attachment of the spring are present.
Created on: Wednesday 12th December 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2018
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Record ID: KENT-17AFA6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Middle Anglo-Saxon copper-alloy ansate brooch of 8th- or 9th-century date. The bow is arched in profile and of 'D' section, composed of four flat semi-globular segments divided by horizontal plain ribs with shorter ones each end. There is a rusty stain from the iron pin that hinged from one lug to the catch plate at the foot. Length 40.5mm, Width 8.3mm, Thickness 10.8mm, Weight 8.3g. This brooch is probably of English manufacture, but the type is originally Frankish/Merovingian. It is of Hubener (1972) Gruppe 9. Hubener does not illustrate an exact parallel, but on Abb.20 are …
Created on: Tuesday 10th February 2009
Last updated: Monday 26th September 2011
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Record ID: KENT-EC16D1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Early Medieval copper-alloy ansate brooch dating from 700-1000 AD. The brooch appears to have been in contact with fire, so many of the details are unclear. The brooch has an angled bow-shaped profile, with a fan-shaped protrusion at either end. There is moulded decoration encirculing the bow at its roundest point. The reverse of the brooch is convex and there are the remains of the catch plate at one end. Similar examples can be seen in Hattatt (2000) p380. The brooch is 41.4mm long, 9.3mm wide, 4.3mm thick and weighs 9.9g.
Created on: Wednesday 4th March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 10th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chislet', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-8AF453
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of an early-medieval copperalloy Small Long brooch dating to the fifth or sixth century AD. The fragment comprises the head plate and a portion of the bow. The head plate is very worn but could have been originally rectangular. Some decoration remains on the head in the form of punched dots between parallel lines. The head plate extends to an arched D section bow which is broken. On the underside of the head plate is a single semi-circular perforated lug. The lug is surrounded by iron corrosion products. The fragment measures 24.3mm in length. The head plate is 18.3mm wi…
Created on: Friday 17th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 27th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Minster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-8B44C6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Early Medieval copper alloy small-long or cruciform brooch dating to the fifth or sixth century AD. The fragment comprises only the bow so it is not possible to distinguish between the two classifications, but it is of the proportions of a cruciform. The bow is D shaped in section and is decorated with horizontal lines along the length. The breaks at the head and the foot of the brooch are both old breaks. The fragment is 39.6mm long, 7.5mm wide, 5mm thick and weighs 6.5 grams.
Created on: Friday 17th April 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Minster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-5A0962
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Early Medieval brooch. The head, the bow and part of the foot are present. The head is hemispherical and flat. The bow is rectangular in plan, with a D-shaped cross-section and is short. It arches out from the head at an almost 90 degree angle, and then curves back round. Where the bow meets the foot are two small protruding knops at the sides. The foot again rectangular in plan, but is flat and slightly wider than the bow. The brooch is decorated and there is remains of gilding. The front of the head of the brooch has a liner dot border around the edg…
Created on: Friday 1st April 2011
Last updated: Monday 4th April 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Elham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-3E9B33
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval cast copper alloy possible brooch. The brooch is cast in the shape of a bird with moulded feathers, beak and eye decoration. It appears that the bird may have been mirrored below the one present but this has been broken away by an old break. The reverse is undecorated and appears to show casting marks and seems unfinished. There is no sign of attachment fitting anywhere on the object. Kevin Leahy suggests that the object resembles a series of bird brooches found both in Britain and in Denmark dating from the late Viking or Anglo-Scandinavian periods. c. 900-1099 AD…
Created on: Wednesday 19th May 2010
Last updated: Thursday 15th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'sandwich', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-E6AC50
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Early Medieval ansate brooch. It is roughly rectangular in shape, with a consistent thin, flat profile. The bow of the brooch is angular rather than curved, and does not thicken towards the centre. Part of the lower terminal with the catch plate, and the central and lower parts of the bow survive. Both breaks are old. The bow appears to have a central rectangular shaped panel, which is decorated with a cross and two dot and circle indentations at the sides. A very small part of the upper bow and the entire lower bow survive, and appear to be of the same…
Created on: Thursday 27th May 2010
Last updated: Thursday 10th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Mary in the Marsh', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-8EC241
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Anglo Saxon brooch. This is a cruciform brooch, of which only the head and part of the bow remain. The head is sub cruciform in shape, with notched corners. There is the remains of a lug on the back, and some corroded iron. The head is decorated with simple engraved lines around the edges. the bow is curved, and has a D-shaped cross section. There is a linear groove vertical down the center of the bow. Apart from being incomplete, it is in good condition. Brooches of this type usually date to the 6th century in Kent. A similar brooch can be seen KENT-B…
Created on: Thursday 9th September 2010
Last updated: Monday 1st November 2010
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Record ID: KENT-C63F33
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
An Early Medieval cast copper-alloy late early-medieval cloisonné brooch of the late 10th/11th century AD. The brooch consists of a raised trefoil shaped, convex centre plate from which nine equally spaced integral lobes would emerge; a tenth lobe appears to have been broken away. Three of the lobes, at 2. 6 and 10 O'clock are significantly larger than the other (5.5mm in diameter). One of these has a dark blue glass sphere attached to the front and it is probable there were similar spheres on the other two larger lugs what have concave recesses to receive them. .The other three lugs…
Created on: Tuesday 12th July 2011
Last updated: Saturday 28th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hollingbourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-6C1B06
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval square headed small long brooch dated form the 6th Century AD. The brooch has a rectangular head plate, decorated with36 punch marks arranged in two lines around the outer edge, surrounding a central ring dot design. The bow is arched in front, concave behind with two ribs travelling down the centre. The extended foot is is rectangular in plan with extended corners and concave side which create an ox hide shape; an additional, smaller sub rectangular knop protrudes from the bottom edge. The foot is decorated with two ring and dot design and two parallel band of two …
Created on: Monday 1st August 2011
Last updated: Monday 1st August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horton Kirby and South Darenth ', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-30F985
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval gilded copper-alloy saucer brooch. The brooch is made from one piece of metal, is circular and has a rim raised at an angle. The brooch has a central incised cruciform design surrounded by a single concentric circle. The outer border is plain and undecorated. The convex reverse is undecorated, with only a catch plate remaining. The brooch is 21.1mm in diameter, 2.4mm thick and weighs 4.09g. This brooch is similar in size to a button brooch, but button brooches are defined as being decorated with a human face. Suzuki argues that they are derived from full-face roun…
Created on: Wednesday 28th September 2011
Last updated: Monday 15th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Darenth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-ACD1B3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Fragment of a small square-headed (or Kentish) square-headed brooch made from gilded silver. Part of the bow and part of the headplate survive; the breaks vary a little, but in general are neither particularly fresh nor particularly old. The central panel of the headplate is decorated with a small rectangular gilded panel consisting of a ridged frame and three surviving short vertical ridges. This is surrounded to its single surviving (left-hand) side by a broad ungilded frame decorated with tiny transverse ribbing; this frame turns at the junction of bow and headplate…
Created on: Tuesday 4th October 2011
Last updated: Thursday 30th August 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alkham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-344345
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of an early Anglo-Saxon S-shaped brooch, representing just under half. The object was cast in silver, but most of the gilding has rubbed off. Triangular punch marks decorate the body of the animal and were once filled with niello, now only left in a few punch marks and visible only under magnification. The back still retains the attachment lug for the pin and is otherwise plain. Discussion: S-brooches were popular in the early medieval period, both on the Continent and in England. Here, they are most common in Kent. Dimensions: L 15 mm; W 10 mm max.; Weight 1.3 grams …
Created on: Monday 14th April 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 24th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lyminge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-346441
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Anglo-Saxon cast copper alloy brooch of long equal-arm type. The brooch has symmetrical triangular head and foot-plates set either side of a short, arched, bow. Both head and foot-plate terminate in a round knop, and both are flat and plain. The head-plate has an integrally cast pin bar lug on the reverse on its centre-line immediately above the junction with the bow, set parallel to the line of the pin, and there is a corresponding catch-plate on the foot, just below the junction with the bow, again set parallel to the pin. Iron corrosion adhering to the lug on the back of the …
Created on: Monday 14th April 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 14th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lyminge', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: KENT-E19A66
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) cast copper alloy small long brooch. The head is sub-rectangular with two semi-circular notches in the upper left and right corner, and one semi-circular notch in the lower left and right corners. The reverse of the head has a large amount of iron corrosion (from the iron pin) obscuring the pin fitting. The incomplete bow has a pronounced curve with a hollow reverse, giving it a 'V' shaped cross section. THere are two triangular mouldings where the bow joins the head. There is a worn break across the base of the bow. In its incomplete condition, it is 33.18…
Created on: Wednesday 13th January 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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