Record ID: KENT-731554
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of gold, likely hack gold from a penannular bracelet of Bronze Age date, possibly c.1100-850 BC. Description: The object is broadly 'axe-shaped' with a sub-circular terminal that tapers to a flat rectangular cross section. This was likely achieved by cutting and hammering. The tapered end has been cut, indicated by a bright rugged cut. The terminal also appears to have been cut from a larger object and then hammered smooth. The gold has a rich, bright yellow colour.  Measurements: Length: 14.77 mm; Width: 7.03 mm; Thickness: 6.43 …
Created on: Thursday 22nd February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 28th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-34916A
Object type: RIBBON
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of gold ribbon of Bronze Age date (c.2350-800BC) Description: The fragment comprises a strip of sheet gold with transverse breaks at either end. One of these is a 'clean' cut so that the profile of the cross-section of the sheet is clearly visible, while the other is squashed and jagged. On one side of the sheet, a single deep score has been inflicted onto the gold. This runs down the centre, from one end to the other, suggesting this was done prior to the cutting. The other side is heavily abraded with linear markings that all run in one direction. This appears to hav…
Created on: Thursday 16th September 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 1st December 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eastchurch', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-D6DB1B
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A complete gold Late Bronze Age penannular ring possibly gold plated with a copper alloy core, dating to the period 1150-750 BC. Description: The penannular ring is evenly made with regularly banding of dark sivery brown lines expanding on the outside edgfe. No clear evidence of a copper-alloy core is visible and the internatal terminals appear to be solid gold Measurements: 17.24mm long, 16.23mm high, 6.54mm thick and 9g in weight Discussion: From NMGW-04216C 'The penannular ring belongs to a class of artefact which has been termed 'hair-rings' and 'ring-money' (Taylor…
Created on: Thursday 12th November 2020
Last updated: Monday 15th March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Linton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-AD669C
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete late Bronze Age gold plated penannular ring, dating to 1150 - 800BC. The ring is circular in shape and in cross section, with two flat terminals. Between the terminals is copper alloy corrosion, suggesting that the main body of the ring is copper alloy plated with gold. One of the terminals is damaged, with the surface cracked and partly missing showing the inside of the ring. The surface of the ring is a light yellow gold colour, with slightly darker stripes running across the ring in bands. Dimensions: Length: 15.8 mm Width: 15.2 mm Thickness: 5.2 mm Weight…
Created on: Wednesday 5th August 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd November 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-184D79
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast gold bracelet of Bronze Age date (1300-1100 BC). Description: The object is a loosely twisted, square-section rod. At one end the rod finishes at a cut, while at the other its finishes in a tapered tip. Here, the rod straightens slightly but appears wavy, suggesting it has been untwisted. The surfaces of the rod are very rough and dimpled with some hammer and file marks visible.  Measurements: length: 75mm; width: 5mm; thickness; 3mm; weight: 12g Discussion:  Similar objects recorded on the database include BM-25EFE8, the discussion of whi…
Created on: Tuesday 5th May 2020
Last updated: Friday 29th July 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Sittingbourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-87403F
Object type: RIBBON
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Three fragments of an incomplete folded gold strip or ribbon dating to the Bronze Age (c. 2200 - 800 BC). Description: The ribbon is in three separate fragments, each of which are decorated on one side with four regular, longitudinal, parallel grooves whilst the other side is plain. The very tips of the ends of each fragment fold over slightly and the two smaller parts fit the two ends of the larger, so it can be deduced that these snapped off through being bent. A near 90 degree bend is present halfway down the larger fragment and a split is visible at one of…
Created on: Thursday 16th April 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 19th October 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Manston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-B43CF3
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A gold, finger ingot of uncertain date, probably prehistoric. Description: The ingot is sub-rectangular in plan, with rounded ends. It has a shallow D-shaped cross-section with slight dishing along this face. One end also has dip and pellet in likely indicating the ingate or pouring point of the molten metal into the mould for the ingot. The surfaces of the ingot are very irregular suggesting a coarse mould, possibly even an earth one. Measurements: 67.5mm long, 12.22mm wide, 5.5mm thick and 36.77g in weight. Discussion: The simplicity of the form and the lack of archae…
Created on: Tuesday 31st December 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 12th July 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eastchurch', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-FF00A6
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A, complete gold Late Bronze Age penannular ring possibly gold plated with a copper alloy core, dating to the period 1150-750 BC. Description: The penannular ring appears to have a number of regularly spaced shallow indentation possibly showing it was wrapped in strips of gold or had additional elements/decoration added. The indentations are roughly triangular narrowing towards the central perforation. No clear evidence of a copper-alloy core is visible. Measurements: 16.69mm wide, 15.4mm high,11.68mm thick and 7.95g in weight. Discussion: From NMGW-04216C 'The penannular ri…
Created on: Thursday 31st May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 6th August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Meopham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-8A8219
Object type: TORC
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Middle Bronze Age cast gold spiral-twisted torc dating to the to the Taunton (c.1400-1250 BC), or more probably the Penard (c. 1300-1150 BC), metalwork phases of the Middle Bronze Age (dates following Roberts et al. 2013). Description: Possibly less than half of the object survives due to two transverse breaks in the bar. The object is made of a rod that has bent into a U-shape in plane. This rod is square in section with accentuated corners created by slightly concave edges. This has been twisted tightly across surviving its length, having 22 twists. Scienti…
Created on: Friday 12th January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 6th April 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Littlebourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-897021
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of sheet metal gold, likely of early Bronze Age date. Description: Embossed gold decorated fragment wit 4 ribs running parallel to the edges. The outer and interior ribs are decorated with pointille decoration. The fragment has a perforation at the narrower end which could be for suspension. The break is regular. The shape of the fragment suggests that it might have had a crescentic shape when complete. The surface is heavily crumpled. Dimensions: Length: 65.02mm, Width: 5.59mm-24.77mm, Thickness: 0.28mm and Weight: 2.83g Analysis: Non-destructive X-ray fluor…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd May 2017
Last updated: Monday 1st June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stowting', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-D13625
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A heavily distorted fragment of gold sheet, probably from a strip or 'ribbon' of Bronze Age date, c. 2350 - 800 BC Description: The object has been folded several times and is creased and torn in several locations, all presumably in antiquity. It is difficult to establish the original form of the object owing to its current condition, but it was probably a band with straight sides, the shape of the terminal cannot be distinguished. The incised linear decoration of the strip can be paralleled on a number of gold strips and 'ribbons' of known and very probable Bronze Age date, for ex…
Created on: Wednesday 6th July 2016
Last updated: Friday 9th June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Dover', grid reference and parish protected.

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: KENT-0C58F2
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A Late Bronze Age gold plated penannular ring or {ring money} of oval section. Date {c.1150-800 BC}. The ring has flat terminals with unevern surfaces. A similar penannular ring from Rowlands Castle, Hampshire, was reported through the Treasure Act, although this one has decorative striping (Treasure Annual Report 2005/6, 21; ref. 22/2005 T358). The ring is 14.2mm wide, 5.1mm thick and weighs 4.60 grams. Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of the surface of the penannular ring by the British Museum's Department of Conservation and Scientific Research indicated a gold con…
Created on: Tuesday 5th February 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 6th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lynsted', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-1B64F5
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A folded gold strip comprising eleven gold wires joined side by side by soldering. Max. length 15.93mm; max. width 8.14mm; max. thickness 4.4mm; thickness of wire approx.. 0.62mm; weight 2.26 grams. Both manufacturing technique and composition are consistent with a Bronze Age date, although precise analogues for the type are presently lacking. Gold ribbon ornaments are known from the Middle Bronze Age, c. 1300-1100 BC, but the ribbed effect is achieved here by grooving (cf the piece from Ilam, Staffs. (Treasure Annual Report 2005/6, 20, no.14). Solder is used at this date in the…
Created on: Tuesday 25th September 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 5th December 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-79D666
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Penannular ring having narrow stripes of alternately yellow and whiter gold. The surface is rather worn except for the interior of the hoop where the striping is protected. The hoop tapers to flat terminals. When tested the ring was found to be of the type consisting of a gold covering over a non-precious metal core (see report). Maximum external diameter 16mm; weight 9.23 grams.
Created on: Friday 24th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 5th December 2017
No spatial data available.

Record ID: KENT-C361B1
Object type: ROD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a plain gold rod. The gold rod is circular in section and is rounded at one end and broken at the other. The surface is smooth and only slightly pitted. There is no decoration though some evidence for small hammer marks on the rod. Due to its undiagnostic nature it does not represent Treasure under the terms of the Treasure Act (1996).
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Higham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-2A9AD7
Object type: ROD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Short length of distorted gold rod of approximately circular cross-section. Both ends appear to have been cut using a chisel. Diameter of rod 5mm; weight 3.21g. Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of the surface indicated a gold content of approximately 55-58%, a silver content of approximately 40-44% and a copper content of more than 1%. Possibly a distorted solid penannular ring, the diameter of which would have been approximately 13mm. Should this be the case, the piece could fit morphologically into the category of Bronze Age penannular rings. These are generally date…
Created on: Thursday 20th September 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shepherdswell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-1B0162
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Composite ring, penannular, comprising three slender solid gold rods of roughly circular cross-section; these have been cut at the ends (probably with a chisel) and fused together. Diameter 14x14.5mm; thickness of rods 2mm; breadth 6.5mm; width of gap 2mm; weight 5.07 grams. Rings of this type date to circa 1300-1100 BC.
Created on: Wednesday 8th November 2006
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sittingbourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-E6C152
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Penannular gold ring comprising a gold covering over a base metal core; this is usually a copper alloy. The piece has fairly fine stripes, probably of yellow and paler gold, but this decorative effect is extremely worn and heavily stained red-brown. The central area and gap are plugged with corrosion products which also form an excrescence on one side of the gap. External diameter 20x18mm; internal diameter about 7mm; width of gap about 2mm; breadth 7mm; weight 13.86 grams. Rings of this type date to circa 1150-750 BC.
Created on: Monday 18th September 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 5th December 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-E68A22
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Penannular gold ring made from twisted wires. There is an area of deformation or breakage to the wires in the centre of the ring. This is characteristic of the ring being opened and closed over a period of time. Although the ring looks to be possibly ancient, nothing about its form, design or manufacture is recognisable from a particular period. The results of metal analysis at the British Museum could also suggest an ancient origin.
Created on: Monday 18th September 2006
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whitstable', grid reference and parish protected.