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Record ID: PAS-5607C5
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small, solid penannular ring with irregularly facetted section. Each flattened face has one row of pointillé dots and there is another on the outer face; between, there are rows of finely executed oblique strokes in opposing directions; in places the latter are very worn.
Maximum external diameter 11mm; maximum internal diameter 7mm; breadth 2mm; weight 1.19 grams.
X-ray fluorescence analysis conducted at the British Museum indicated an approximate gold content of 79%.
Identification
The piece may be ascribed to the Late Bronze Age penannular ring series (circa 1150-750BC), a…
Created on: Friday 27th March 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 5th December 2017
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Kent area', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: PAS-BE40C2
Object type: CUP
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Cup with conical body tapering to an omphalos base; the rim is flaring; a riveted strap handle links the rim and upper body. The rivet plates are lozenge shaped and the handle has decorative ridges parallel with its edges. The rim bears a row of dots punched from the outer surface and is otherwise plain; between this plain zone and a further plain zone at the base the cup is corrugated. The cup has been crushed, particularly on one side; this might have resulted from a single blow from agricultural machinery.
Dimensions and metal content: In present condition: maximum height (exclu…
Created on: Wednesday 9th July 2003
Last updated: Friday 28th March 2014
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Ringlemere', grid reference and parish protected.
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