Roman finger ring
/ The Collection / Featured Objects / K2235 Roman gold finger ring in snake form, 1-200AD, found by metal detection in Otford See Archaeology for more Roman objects
Bronze axe head
/ The Collection / Featured Objects / K1512 Socketed axe head, Bronze Age © Kent County Council Sevenoaks Museum See Archaeology for more objects like this
Apothecary bottle
/ The Collection / Featured Objects / K3 Green glass apothecary bottle, 1500s, only 3cm in height
Palace floor tiles
/ The Collection / Featured Objects / K1784 Medieval and Tudor floor tile fragments from the site of Otford Palace In 1515, Archbishop Warham built a grand palace, replacing an older manor house. A short lived extravagance, the palace fell into disrepair in the 1600s. Medieval tile glazes were based on scrap lead which was […]
Silver hook
/ The Collection / Featured Objects / K4063 Early Medieval silver hooked tag (end broken off) used as a garment or bag fastener. Engraved with decoration in the Trewhiddle Anglo Saxon style, appearing to show a bird in flight. Found in Farningham.