Andy Ward 01/07/2023 Andy Ward 01/07/2023

Loomweight, Neolithic to Bronze Age

A large clay loomweight excavated from a Neolithic to Bronze Age site in Faversham. Recorded by the Society Curator on 21st July 2023 as a test using Polycam.

Jacob Scott 25/04/2023 Jacob Scott 25/04/2023

The Cave Of The Seven Heads, 1833, Ingress Abbey

An early 19th Century garden folly associated with nearby Ingress Abbey. Located under the Kent Fastway, on the east side of The Dell housing estate, Greenhithe, Kent. The stone arch now only has 6 heads (one missing to left side) and leads to a cavern beyond the gate. The Historic England listing states, “grotesque heads which possibly came from the medieval London Bridge”.

The Cave Of The Seven Heads by artfletch on Sketchfab

Jacob Scott 24/02/2022 Jacob Scott 24/02/2022

Carved Chalk Figurine, Roman period

Roman figurine carved from chalk found in Kent.

Roman Carved Chalk Figurine by l3db6h on Sketchfab

Jacob Scott 15/06/2021 Jacob Scott 15/06/2021

Rochester Cathedral Lapidarium

The Lapidarium of (‘repository of stone’) has grown over the past 200 years into a collection of over 400 fine sculptural artefacts from the 8th to the 18th centuries. Much of the Lapidarium collection comprises medieval sculptural fragments retained from 19th-century restoration and redesign campaigns.

Jacob Scott 08/02/2018 Jacob Scott 08/02/2018

Mesolithic Quartzite Pebble Hammer, c.8000-4000 BCE

This stone tool was found in ploughsoil in Kent, England. Quartzite pebble hammers with cental hourglass perforations date from the Mesolithic (c.8000-4000 cal BC). The perforation on this example was made by pecking and was subsequently ground smooth.

Mesolithic Quartzite Pebble Hammer, Kent by Dr Hugo Anderson-Whymark on Sketchfab

Jacob Scott 14/10/2016 Jacob Scott 14/10/2016

Becket on Horseback pilgrim badge-mould

This fifteenth-century stone mould fragment was made to cast openwork lead alloy badges, which were sold to pilgrims as souvenirs at the shrine of St Thomas Becket.

Becket on Horseback Badge-Mould (1890,1002.1) by The British Museum on Sketchfab

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