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Amethyst beads

5th – 8th Century AD

Amethyst

String of 14 amethyst beads. Amethyst beads, mainly from trade routes that led through Germany, are more commonly found in Kent than elsewhere in the country.

Found by Mr. J. Brent.
Reference: CANCM:2139
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Beads

5th – 8th Century AD

Glass and stone

String of beads.

Found at Westbere Anglo-Saxon cemetery, Kent. Bequeathed by Osborn Dan
Reference: CANCM:6425
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Beads

5th – 8th Century AD

Glass and stone

String of 69 beads of various colours.

Found in a grave at field coll place, Grove Ferry, Kent.
Reference: CANCM:1976
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Bell Beaker

6th Century AD

Glass

Carinated glass Bell-Beaker with fine white trials below the rim, and on the base. As this glass has no base, it has been suggested it was used for toasts at feasts; the drink would have had to be downed in one go.

Found in Westbere (Anglo-Saxon cemetery) Kent, UK. Bequeathed by Osborn Dan.
Reference: CANCM:6430
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Bird Brooch

5th – 8th Century AD

Silver Gilt

Bird brooch, silver gilt, garnet inset in eye and tail, niello inlay.

Found in Bekesbourne, Kent, UK. by Mr. P.G. Wilson.
Reference: CANCM:7523
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Bird Brooch

Bird Brooch

5th – 8th Century AD

Silver Gilt

Bird brooch, silver gilt, garnet inset in eye and tail, niello inlay.

Found in Bekesbourne, Kent, UK. by Mr. P.G. Wilson.
Reference: CANCM:7524
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Bracteates

5th – 8th Century AD

Gold

Kentish bracteates. Bracteates, thin single-sided gold medals, were worn as pendants on a string around the neck. They may have been seen as a protective amulet.

Bequeathed by Mr. J. Brent.
Reference: CANCM:2159, 2160
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Brooch

5th – 8th Century AD

Silver

Rare Kentish silver brooch of cruciform shape.

Found by Mr. J. Brent.
Reference: CANCM:2660
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Brooch

Brooch

5th – 8th Century AD

Copper Alloy

Bronze gilt brooch of Jutish type without a pin.

Reference: CANCM:2651
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Brooch

Early 6th Century

Copper Alloy

Electroform copy of bronze gilt brooch - the original is at the British Museum. The earliest Saxons regularly used almost abstract animal designs on their jewellery.

Found in Martyr’s Field in 1900.
Reference: CANCM:nono
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Brooch

5th – 8th Century AD

Copper Alloy, silver and garnet

Circular silver jewelled disc brooch of Kentish work set with garnets; cloisonee work and gold wire filigree.

Collected by Mr. J. Brent. Found in Anglo Saxon cemetery at Stouting, Faversham.
Reference: CANCM:2614
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Brooch

Brooch

5th – 8th Century AD

Copper Alloy

Bronze brooch of foreign type, possibly from Belgium or the Lower Rhine region of Germany.

Reference: CANCM:2634
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Brooches

Brooches

5th – 8th Century AD

Copper Alloy

Two radiate-headed brooches with five inlaid garnets.

Found by Mr. J. Brent.
Reference: CANCM:2192
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Brown Ware Mug

Brown Ware Mug

5th – 8th Century AD

Brown Ware

Handmade, burnished, handled pottery mug with round base, brownish ware. Found close to the head of a child. Burnishing (rubbing a pot with a leather cloth) would make the mug watertight and also a lot smoother to the touch.

Found in Bekesbourne, Kent, UK. by Mr. P.G. Wilson.
Reference: CANCM:7588
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Buckle

5th – 8th Century AD

Copper Alloy

Jewelled buckle of Frankish type.

Bequeathed by Mr. J. Brent.
Reference: CANCM:2175
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Buckle Plate

Buckle Plate

5th – 8th Century AD

Bronze

Bronze buckle and buckle plate inlaid with silver.

Found in Bekesbourne, Kent, UK. by Mr. P.G. Wilson.
Reference: CANCM:7537
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Cloth Fragments

5th – 8th Century AD

Cloth

Fragments of cloth in glass slide.
Found adhering to the remains of an Anglo-Saxon in a grave at Sarre, Kent in 1863.

Reference: CANCM:7159
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Cone Jar

Cone Jar

5th – 8th Century AD

Glass

Glass tumbler.

Found in Westbere (Anglo-Saxon cemetery) Kent, UK. Bequeathed by Osborn Dan.
Reference: CANCM:6431
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Cone Jar

Cone Jar

5th – 8th Century AD

Glass

Conical glass vase.

Found in Westbere (Anglo-Saxon cemetery) Kent, UK. Bequeathed by Osborn Dan.
Reference: CANCM:6428
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Copper Alloy Buckle

Copper Alloy Buckle

5th – 8th Century AD

Copper Alloy

Bronze buckle of Frankish type.

Bequeathed by Mr. J. Brent.
Reference: CANCM:2174
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Copper Alloy relic box

5th – 8th Century AD

Copper Alloy

Donated to the museum by John Brent this relic box appears to have been found in the grave of an Anglo Saxon male. It would originally have had a lid and base and may have been used to hold oil, or ink.

Bequeathed by Mr. J. Brent.
Reference: CANCM:2190
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Cruciform Brooch

Cruciform Brooch

5th – 8th Century AD

Copper Alloy

Bronze gilt brooch of cruciform shape and foreign manufacture, probably from South West Germany. This type is very rarely found in England, and another example is known from Silton, Ash, Kent.

Found by Mr. J Brent.
Reference: CANCM:2678
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Crystal Sphere

5th – 8th Century AD

Crystal

Crystal sphere in a silver sling. It is not known what these spheres were used for, but they are often found in the graves of women alongside silver spoons. It has been suggested that they may have been used to symbolically purify water.

Bequeathed by Mr. J. Brent.
Reference: CANCM:2144
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Crystal Sphere

5th – 8th Century AD

Crystal

Crystal ball suspended in silver sling, with silver wire ring through the top of the sling.

Found in Bekesbourne, Kent, UK. by Mr. P.G. Wilson.
Reference: CANCM:7518
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Disc Brooch

5th – 8th Century AD

Silver and garnet

Circular silver gilt disc brooch set with 3 square and 1 round garnet

Found in Faversham; King’s Field, Kent, by Mr. J. Brent.
Reference: CANCM:2659
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Enamelled Disc

5th – 8th Century AD Copper Alloy

Enamelled disc, possibly from side of a hanging bowl and used to suspend it. Design is of celtic origin thrown up by red champleve enamel. It probably comes from Western England, or Wales.

Found in Greenwich; Tilting Yard, Kent, UK. by Mr. J. Brent
Reference: CANCM:2157
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Enamelled Disc

5th – 8th Century AD

Copper Alloy

Enamelled disc, similar to above.

Found in Greenwich; Tilting Yard, Kent, UK. by Mr. J. Brent
Reference: CANCM:2158
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Fish Brooch

Fish Brooch

5th – 8th Century AD

Copper Alloy and garnets

Cast silver fish brooch with geometric decoration and garnet set eye, fins and tail.

Found in Westbere (Anglo-Saxon cemetery) Kent, UK. Bequeathed by Osborne Dan.
Reference: CANCM:6422
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Funnel-Shaped Vase

Funnel-Shaped Vase

5th – 8th Century AD

Glass

Cone beaker, with vertical fluting and horizontal thread of opaque white glass below the rim. Cone beakers may have been used at feasts where, because they had no bases, the drinkers would have had to down the contents in one go, perhaps as a toast.

Found in Westbere (Anglo-Saxon cemetery) Kent, UK. Bequeathed by Osborn Dan.
Reference: CANCM:6429
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Glass Jar

5th – 8th Century AD

Glass

Green glass vessel, repaired.

Faversham, Kent, UK. Brent, J., Mr.
Reference: CANCM:2149
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Gold Pendant

5th – 8th Century AD

Gold

Small gold pendant set with cross in centre.

Bequeathed by Mr. J. Brent.
Reference: CANCM:2162
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Gold Pendant

5th – 8th Century AD

Gold

Small gold pendant set with garnets, may have been used as a sword bead.
Found in Anglo Saxon cemetery at Stouting, Faversham. Collected by Mr. J. Brent.

Found in Anglo Saxon cemetery at Stouting, Faversham. Collected by Mr. J. Brent.
Reference: CANCM:2161
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Necklace

5th – 8th Century AD

Glass and Stone

String of 68 beads, of various colours.

Found in a grave in Grove Ferry, Kent. Bequeathed by Lt. Col. Copeland.
Reference: CANCM: 1975
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Pendant

Pendant

5th – 8th Century AD

Gold

Triangular gold pendant.

Found in Westbere (Anglo-Saxon cemetery) Kent, UK. Bequeathed by Osborne Dan.
Reference: CANCM:6426.3
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Pendant

Pendant

5th – 8th Century AD

Gold

Oval gold pendant.

Found in Westbere (Anglo-Saxon cemetery) Kent, UK. Bequeathed by Osborne Dan.
Reference: CANCM:6426.2
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Pendants

Pendants

5th – 8th Century AD

Gold

Bracteate. Bracteates, thin single-sided gold medals, were worn as pendants on a string around the neck. They may have been seen as a protective amulet.

Found in Westbere (Anglo-Saxon cemetery) Kent, UK. Bequeathed by Osborne Dan.
Reference: CANCM:6426.4-6
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Pyramidal Ornaments

5th – 8th Century AD

Copper Alloy

Bequeathed by Mr. J. Brent.
Reference: CANCM:2180, 2181
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Radiate Brooch

Radiate Brooch

5th – 8th Century AD

Copper Alloy

Radiate brooch, cast bronze.

Found in Bekesbourne, Kent, UK. by Mr. P.G. Wilson.
Reference: CANCM:7530
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Radiate Brooch

5th – 8th Century AD

Copper Alloy

Radiate brooch, cast bronze, ring and dot and chevron decoration on bow and foot.

Found in Bekesbourne, Kent, UK. by Mr. P.G. Wilson.
Reference: CANCM:7529
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Saucer Brooch

6th Century AD

Copper Alloy

Rare gilded bronze saucer brooch of West Saxon type, one of a pair.

Found in Faversham, Kent by Mr. J. Brent.
Reference: CANCM:2166
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Shield Boss

5th – 8th Century AD

Iron

Iron shield boss. Found 9” from the grave floor and 15” from the head of the grave, suggesting that the width of shield was not more than 30”.

Found in Bekesbourne, Kent, UK. by Mr. P.G. Wilson.
Reference: CANCM:7586
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Silver Spoon

5th – 8th Century AD

Silver Gilt

Silver gilt spoon with swastika in niello on junction of bowl and handle. Found between knees of skeleton.

Found in Bekesbourne, Kent, UK. by Mr. P.G. Wilson.
Reference: CANCM:7519
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Square Headed Brooch

5th – 8th Century AD

Silver Gilt

Small square headed brooch, silver gilt.

Found in Bekesbourne, Kent, UK. by Mr. P.G. Wilson.
Reference: CANCM:7526
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Square Headed Brooch

Square Headed Brooch

5th – 8th Century AD

Silver Gilt

Small square headed brooch, silver gilt.

Found in Bekesbourne, Kent, UK. by Mr. P.G. Wilson.
Reference: CANCM:7525
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Square-Headed Brooch

6th Century AD

Silver Gilt


Silver-gilt square-headed brooch of a cruciform shape, jeweled and set with 9 garnets.

Found at Stowting, Kent by Mr. J. Brent.
Reference: CANCM:2677
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Squat Jar

5th – 8th Century AD

Glass

Glass Vessel.

Bequeathed by Mr. J. Brent.
Reference: CANCM:2150
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Squat Jar

5th – 8th Century AD Glass

Glass vessel.

Found in Faversham, Kent, UK. by Mr. J. Brent.
Reference: CANCM:2151
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Strap End

Strap End

5th-8th Century AD

Copper Alloy

A strap end would have been affixed to the end of a belt or strap of a harness as decoration. They would protect the leather end of the strap and make it easier to thread, but despite this very functional purpose they were still considered jewellery in their own right.

Found in Martyr’s Field, Canterbury, in around 1900.
Reference: CANCM:7162
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

Three Stone Objects

5th – 8th Century AD

Stone

Circular stone objects, probably used in a game.

Bequeathed by Mr. J. Brent.
Reference: CANCM:2278-80
Can be found: The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent

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