TR 02 NW 17 - Small Copper Plaque found near Brenzett

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Findspot record TR 02 NW 17 - Small Copper Plaque found near Brenzett

Summary

a small copper plaque measuring 2.5ins by 2.40ins. The central figure is that of Christ with his right hand raised in blessing and in the top right hand corner there is what appears to be a book suggesting that the plaque represents Christ in Judgment. According to the Dept. of Medieval Antiquities of the British Museum the plaque may have been all that remained of a champleve enamel probably made in England at the end of the C12th.

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Grid reference	TR 00 27 (point) LO
Map sheet	TR02NW
County	KENT
District	FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish	BRENZETT, SHEPWAY, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

PLAQUE (PLAQUE, Medieval - 1100 AD? to 1199 AD?)

Full Description

In the recently ploughed `Big Field' at Brenzett (TR 0027) the owner, Mr Harry Finn, found a small copper plaque measuring 2.5ins by 2.40ins. The central figure is that of Christ with His right hand raised in blessing and in the top right hand corner there is what appears to be a book suggesting that the plaque represents Christ in Judgment. According to the Dept. of Medieval Antiquities of the British Museum the plaque may have been all that remained of a champleve enamel probably made in England at the end of the C12th. (1)

Kent Archaeological Society, 1972, Research and Discoveries in Kent 1971: Brenzett (Article in serial). SKe7792.

<1> Arch Cant 86 1971 228-229 illus (A Roper) (OS Card Reference). SKE35857.

<2> Kent Archaeological Society, 1972, Research and Discoveries in Kent 1971: Brenzett (Article in serial). SKE7792.

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--- SKE7792 Article in serial: Kent Archaeological Society. 1972. Research and Discoveries in Kent 1971: Brenzett. vol LXXXVI 1971 p228-229.
<1>XY SKE35857 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 86 1971 228-229 illus (A Roper). [Mapped feature: #37549 Find, ]
<2> SKE7792 Article in serial: Kent Archaeological Society. 1972. Research and Discoveries in Kent 1971: Brenzett. vol LXXXVI 1971 p228-229.