Record ID: KENT-427F30
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Post Medieval spectacle buckle dating between 1550-1650. It is D shape in section , and double looped in plan. The central strap bar has a small knop at each end. Each loop has a central lobe with a moulded rosette. Although the pin is missing, it was probably iron as there is iron corrosion visible on the bar strap. There are patches of black lacquer on the reverse, and of polychrome lacquer on each lobe, possibly originally red and black, but in its current it is orange-brown and black. The buckle is in good condition, and dark brown in colour …
Created on: Wednesday 4th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 4th January 2012
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Record ID: KENT-41FED2
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy Medieval casket key dating from late 12th - early 14th centuries AD. It has a a circular bow with a rectangular collar separating it from the solid stem, which is sub-rectangular in section. The stem tapers towards the bit and the projecting pin. The bit is simple, with two clefts, one on the underside, near the channel, and one on the topside close to the ward. It is in good condition, with a dark green patina. It measures 44.00 mm L x 14.95 mm W x 3.51 mm TH and weighs 6.69 g. A similar key can be seen in Read 2001, no 538.
Created on: Wednesday 4th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 4th January 2012
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Record ID: KENT-320412
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy terminal of uncertain date and function. It is sub-triangular in plan and trapezoidal in section. The large knop has a rounded point at the end, and the base of the triangular shape is attached to a round projection. The projection expands into a round collared rivet, where it breaks. It is red in colour with light green patches of corrosion. It is in good condition, with one old break. It It measures 15.25 mm L x 18.01 mm H x 9.93 mm TH and weighs 10.41 g. It is possible that this is a globular pin head, although no parallel has been found. It may also be…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd January 2012
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Record ID: KENT-31BCD2
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy unidentified object of uncertain date and function. It has a round rivet at one end, a stem, and a trifoliate terminal. The rivet is round and set on a shallow diamond projection that matches the angle of the stem, which is diamond shape in section. There is a large oval double collar over the projection. The stem tapers inwards towards the centre and expands outwards towards the terminal; this includes two projects that shoot out, but are now missing. There are two incised parallel lines below these projections. The central projection is straight, but breaks…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd January 2012
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Record ID: KENT-30EF96
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy unidentified object of uncertain date and function. It is flat in section and has a sub-lozenged shaped body, with a rounded perforated terminal. It is red in colour with a few patches of light green corrosion. It is in good condition, with an old break on the loop in the terminal. It measures 35.04 mm L x 9.56 mm W x 1.73 mm TH and weighs 2.64 g. This resembles Roman amphora shaped strap ends, however, it is simplified in comparison and no parallel can be found. A similar terminal can be seen in Crummy, no 4645, which is listed as a miscellaneou…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd January 2012
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Record ID: KENT-2F2D72
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Post Medieval hat buckle, dating between 1720-1800. It was a square buckle with rounded corners in plan and D shape in section; however, it is broken and only portions of two arms survive. The longer arm expands at the centre and tapers at the corners, where there is a single notch. There is a complex curvilinear design moulded into the buckle, which meets in the centre of the longer arm. The buckle is in good condition, albeit broken with old breaks. It has been tinned, all of which survives. It measures 31.17 mm L x 12.56 mm W x 2.56 mm TH and w…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd January 2012
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Record ID: KENT-2ED8E6
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy unidentified object of uncertain date and function. It is a round shaft that tapers to a flattened, sub-lozenge shaped terminal. There are two lateral moulded lines that run from the end to halfway through the terminal. It is dark grey in colour, with patches of light green corrosion on the terminal. There is an old break at the end of the shaft. It measures 35.23 mm L x 4.27 mm W (at terminal) x 1.50 mm TH (at terminal) x 2.80 mm DIA and weighs 1.67 g.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd January 2012
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Record ID: KENT-2DCBE6
Object type: JAVELIN
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy projectile point, probably a javelin dating to the Bronze Age. All the survives is the tip and a small portion of the body. The fragment is sub-triangular in plan, and circular with rectangular projections in section. The round portion creates a visible round ridge down the centre of the point; this section is filled with a secondary hard black material, which has medium sized inclusions within it, and some red iron corrosion at the edge of the break. It is in good condition, with a dark green patina. It measures 37.82 mm L x 10.92 mm W x 5.40 m…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd January 2012
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Record ID: KENT-2D6F92
Object type: PIN
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy pin of uncertain date. It is bent, and currently in an L shape, with the shorter arm curving out at the end. The object is circular in section, and slowly expands towards the end that is bent. It is mostly light green in colour, with small patches of red. In its current state, it measures 51.52 mm L x 2.88 mm DIA (at its thickest point) and weighs 2.59 g. It is possible that this pin is a brooch pin, but remains uncertain.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd January 2012
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Record ID: KENT-20DF95
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy unidentified object of uncertain date. It is sub-trapezoidal in plan, and square in section. One edge is convex, giving it a curved appearance, and two ends taper to a point. It is in fair condition, and is brown in colour with small patches of light green corrosion. It measures 43.49 mm L x 4.39 mm W x 3.20 mm TH and weighs 3.74 g.
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 21st December 2011
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Record ID: KENT-20B265
Object type: TOILET ARTICLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman toilet article, possibly dating to 3rd-4th century AD. It is probably the loop from the bar-and-handle hanger from a toilet set, of which only the loop survives. The loop is circular in section, and asymmetrical in plan as it flattens towards both ends. Towards one end, the loop expands before becoming a flat, rectangular end, which has a central hole; this end is now broken at the right corner. The other end contracts before it flattens, and curves outwards. It too is broken at this end, with no remnant of a form of attachment to a bar. It meas…
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd January 2012
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Record ID: KENT-204421
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy pair of tweezers, dating from the Roman to Medieval period. It is a single rectangular piece of metal that is subrectangular in section. It is bent at approximately a 45 degree angle. Both faces are plain, with no decoration. Both ends have old breaks, but the rest of the object is in good condition. It has a dark green patina. In its current state, it measures 29.52 mm L x 6.78 mm W x 1.61 mm TH and weighs 2.93 g. This object may possibly be a thick Roman strip bracelet.
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 21st December 2011
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Record ID: KENT-1FBC10
Object type: TOILET ARTICLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy object, probably a Roman toilet spoon. It is a shaft that is circular in section, with a thicker, expanded end that terminates in a point, and a thinner, tapering end at the other, where it breaks; the expanded end is similar to spoon-probes, and the point is similar to that of a ligula. The shaft has been bent at approximately 135 degree angle. At the bend, on the outer face, there are nine irregular incised lateral lines. In its current state, it measures 43.86 mm L x 3.82 mm DIA and weighs 3.72 g. Cf Crummy 1983, p 61
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 21st December 2011
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Record ID: KENT-1F26D6
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman strip bracelet. It is constructed from sheet metal, and is D shaped in section. The bracelet fragment is rectangular with a tapered terminal that curves inwards, forming a hook. It is plain, with no decoration It is in good condition,with an old break on the body of the bracelet, and it has a dark green patina. In its current state, it measures 16.11 mm L x 3.56 mm W x 1.24 mm TH and weighs 0.59 g.
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 21st December 2011
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Record ID: KENT-1EB237
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman strip bracelet. It is constructed from sheet metal, and is thin. The bracelet fragment is rectangular with a convex terminal that curves outwards. It has been bent almost in half, possibly backwards as the current inner face exhibits decoration, whilst the outer face is plain. The decoration consists of three groups of two transverse lines, creating plain panels. It is in good condition, and has a dark green patina. It measures 23.05 mm L x 6.00 mm W x 0.58 mm TH and weighs 0.81 g. Cf Crummy 1983, p40-42, No 1689
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 21st December 2011
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Record ID: KENT-1E1591
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman snake head bracelet, dating from the late 1st to the 4th century AD. It is the terminal of the bracelet, breaking just below the head. It is subtriangular in plan and subrectangular in section. The terminal is convex, and has a small hook on the reverse formed by a small piece of the copper alloy being bent over the terminal. There is very little decoration evident, except the beginnings of an incised lateral line through the centre of the bracelet at the break. It is in good condition and has a dark green patina. It measures 31.79 mm L x 9.35 m…
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 21st December 2011
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Record ID: KENT-1A5B91
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman strip bracelet fragment, dating from 250-410 AD. It is constructed from sheet metal, making it rectangular in plan and subrectangular in section. The visible decoration consists of a panel with an elongated incised cross, or 'X'; next to this is a group of transverse lines. The fragment is broken at both ends, with old breaks, obscuring the rest of the decoration. It is good condition, coverd in a dark green patina. It measures 19.07 mm L x 6.38 mm W x 0.79 mm TH and weighs 0.41 g. A similar bracelet can be seen on the database SWYOR-B2F3D1…
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 21st December 2011
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Record ID: KENT-19EC11
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman finger ring. It is Guiraud type 8. It is subrectangular in section, and in its current state, V shape in plan, as it is missing a portion of its loop from an old break; one arm is straight, whilst the other is slightly curved. The outer face has two sets of a single incised line following the circumference of the ring, along the upper and lower edge. It is in fair condition, and light green in colour from corrosion. It measures 22.06 mm L x 11.54 mm W x 1.50 mm TH and weighs 1.35 g. See Ctummy 1983, no 1741-1744 for parallels
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 21st December 2011
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Record ID: KENT-0BC833
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy mount fragment, probably Medieval to Post Medieval in date. It is subrectangular in section and a rough fleur de lis shape in plan; the outer arms are elongated and curve downwards, whilst the middle section is broken just above its base. It has a plain reverse, and the front has two moulded indentations at the bases each arm. It is in good condition, and has a dark green patina; there is an old break at the base of the fragment. It measures 19.39 mm L x 9.58 mm W x 1.78 mm TH and weighs 0.67 g.
Created on: Tuesday 20th December 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 21st December 2011
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Record ID: KENT-0B9CD3
Object type: TOILET ARTICLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman probe, possibly off the end of a toilet spoon. It is circular in section, and tapers at both ends. It is broken at the thinnest end, where it may have been attached to the shaft of a spoon. It is in fair condition, and dark green in colour. It measures 23.84 mm L x 4.18 mm DIA and weighs 1.37 g.
Created on: Tuesday 20th December 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 20th December 2011
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