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This site is closely contiguous to that part of the river just above the new bridge at Kingston, where...\"(a)", "other": "", "width": "sh. 61.3; hilt finial 38.2; min blade 31.3; max blade 42.3", "length": "688", "patina": "Black-brown patina - specled deterioration to dull brown dry sur.; few extremities rubbed gold.", "weight": "", "geojson": {"crs": {"type": "name", "properties": {"name": "urn:ogc:def:crs:OGC:1.3:CRS84"}}, "type": "Feature", "geometry": {"type": "Point", "coordinates": ["-0.30068900000003396", "51.41233"]}, "properties": {}}, "gridRef": "c. TQ 17 68", "remarks": "Labels/Markings: yellow ink inscr. \"B.25\"; loose tag label - Root's original[;]PIF, DF(C); SI; CI; Rec. 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[narrow] flattened - [pro...g] sl. indented outline; v. fine clean grooves - poss. cast variably diffuse e. bev. close to e. - close to tip develops into step moulding; shoulder-rivets with flat inner faces and occ. lips - punched; hilt ones with variable bevels around - poss. cast; stump in centre of hilt finial may be remains of cg. jet - or of tang, if so, re-worked in ant.; crude excesses of metal at dam. sh. - not fully worked?[;]Condition: Blade edges very good and sharp - very minor nicking only - much prob. recent as gold-flecked - as is v. tip which is just bent over; crack on one sh. anc. - dark brown - bending prob. and. too as no sign of recent interference; surviving rivet \"S\" bent - pres. dam.[;]Attached Material: patches of granular-textured and lumpy accretion - mainly in hilt - from context. prob.", "rightCorner": "", "associations": "", "publications": "a) P.S.A., 1, II, 1849-53, 199[;]b) P.S.A. 2, I, 1859-61, 84, no. 15.", "dateDiscoveryDay": "9", "dateDiscoveryYear": "1854", "dateDiscoveryMonth": "1"}}, {"id": 82095, "created": "2016-01-11T14:53:38.202875", "project_id": 277, "task_id": 51276, "user_id": 580, "user_ip": null, "finish_time": "2016-01-11T14:53:38.202900", "timeout": null, "calibration": null, "external_uid": null, "media_url": null, "info": {"lat": "51.41233", "lon": "-0.30068900000003396", "edge": "", "site": "Greater London[;]River Thames[;]Kingston[;]\"...found on the 9th of January in the presen year (1852) by the ballast-heavers employed in deepening the channel of the Thames at Kingston, nearly opposite his house, nine feet under the superstructure of gravel, and resting about two inches in the blue clay. It was discovered within a few yards of the spot where an iron battle-axe had been raised about three years ago, and which Dr. Roots then laid before the society. The site is closely contiguous to that part of the river, just above the new bridge at Kingston where...\" (a)", "other": "", "width": "sh. 61.3; hilt finial 38.2; blade min. 31.3; blade max. 42.3; max. B. hilt fgs. 10.0", "length": "688", "patina": "black-brown patina", "weight": "", "geojson": {"crs": {"type": "name", "properties": {"name": "urn:ogc:def:crs:OGC:1.3:CRS84"}}, "type": "Feature", "geometry": {"type": "Point", "coordinates": ["-0.30068900000003396", "51.41233"]}, "properties": {}}, "gridRef": "c. TQ 17 68", "remarks": "Yellow ink inser. 'B 25'[;]loose tag label - Roots' original[;]Rec. SR. Feb 79[;]PIF[;]DF[;]SI[;]CI[;]Source MV", "surface": "speckled deterioration to dull brown dry ser.; few extremities rubbed gold.[;]Attached material: patches of granular-textured and lumpy accretion - mainly in hilt - from context prob.", "toSearch": "Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, Royaume-Uni", "thickness": "bl. 9.4", "collection": "London, Society of Antiquaries Collection, B.25[;](presented 1860 Sudlow Roots, esq., from the collection of his father William Roots - No. 15)", "objectType": "Sword", "composition": "", "description": "Typology: centre of hilt plate flat, but swelling at base to medial ridge of blade; [...] concave-lozenge section; end of hilt finial bevelled off; crest of hilt fgt. sharp but tending to flatten on shoulders; medial ridge partly quite angular , partly slightly flattened; rivet round sectional ricassos v. narrow flattened - producing sl. indented outline; v. fine clean grooves - poss. cast; variably diffuse e. bev. close to e. - close to tip develops into step moulding; shoulder rivets with flat inner faces and occ. lips - punched; hilt ones with variable bevels around - poss. cast; stump in centre of hilt finial may be remains of cg. ejt - or of tang, if so reworked in ant.; crude excesses of metal at dam. sh. - not fully worked?[;]Condition: bl. es. v. good & sharp - v. minor nicking only - much prob. recent as gold-fleckd - as is v. tip  which is just bent over; crack in one sh. anc. - dark brown bending prob. anc. too as no sign of recent interference; surviving rivet 'S' bent - pres. dam.", "rightCorner": "", "associations": "", "publications": "a) P.S.A. 1, II, 1849-53, 199[;]b) P.S.A. 2, I, 1859-61, 84 no. 15", "dateDiscoveryDay": "9", "dateDiscoveryYear": "1852", "dateDiscoveryMonth": "1"}}, {"id": 82359, "created": "2016-01-18T11:36:19.293440", "project_id": 277, "task_id": 51276, "user_id": 1, "user_ip": null, "finish_time": "2016-01-18T11:36:19.293466", "timeout": null, "calibration": null, "external_uid": null, "media_url": null, "info": {"lat": "51.41233", "lon": "-0.30068900000003396", "edge": "", "site": "Greater London[;]River Thames[;]Kingston[;], Found on the 9th of January in the present year (1852) by the ballast bearers employed in deepening the channel of the Thames at Kingston, nearly opposite his house, nine feet under the superstructure of gravel, and resting about two inches in blue clay. It was discovered within a few yards of the spot where an iron battle axe had been raised about three years ago, and which Dr ROots then laid before the society. Teh site is closely contiguous to that part of the River, just above the new bridge at Kingston, where ... (a)", "other": "Recorded by SN Feb 1979\r\nPIF ticked, SI ticked, CI ticked. DF C Source MV", "width": "Shoulder 61.3[;] Hilt finial 38.2 [;] min blade 31.3[;] max blade 42.3; max blade hilt frgaments 10.0", "length": "688", "patina": "", "weight": "", "geojson": {"crs": {"type": "name", "properties": {"name": "urn:ogc:def:crs:OGC:1.3:CRS84"}}, "type": "Feature", "geometry": {"type": "Point", "coordinates": ["-0.30068900000003396", "51.41233"]}, "properties": {}}, "gridRef": "TQ1768", "remarks": "", "surface": "Black brown patina - speckled deterioration to dull brown surface. Few extremities rubbed. ", "toSearch": "Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, UK", "thickness": "Blade 9.4", "collection": "Society of Antiquaries Collection B25 (presented 1860 Sudlow Roots, esq, from the collection of his father William Roots - no 15).", "objectType": "Sword", "composition": "", "description": "Typology: Centre of hilt plate flat, but swelling at base to medial ridge of blade; strongly? concaved lonzenge section; end of hilt finial bevelled off ; crest of hilt fragments sharp but tending to flatten on shoulders; medial ridge partly quite angular, partly slightly flattened; rivet round sectioned.\r\nManufacture: [..]icassos very narrow flattened - producing slight indented outline. Very fine clean grooves - possi cast. variably diffuse edge bevel close to edge - close to tip develops into step moulding; shoulder rivets with flat inner faces and occ. lips - punched; hilt ones with variable bevels around - poss cast; stump in centre of hilt finial maybe remains of casting jet or of tang, if so reworked in antiquity; crude excesses of metal at damaged shoulder - not fully worked?\r\nCondition: Blade edges very good and sharp - very minor nicking only - most prob recent  as gold flecked - as is v. tip which is just bent over ; crack in one shoulder anc - dark brown - bending probably anc. too as no sign of recent interference; surviving rivet 's' bent pres. damaged.\r\nAttached material: Patches of granular textured and bumpy accretion - mainly in hilt from context prob.", "rightCorner": "", "associations": "", "publications": "a) PSA 1 II, 1849 - 53, 199\r\nb) PSA 2 I, 1859 - 61, 84 no 15", "dateDiscoveryDay": "9", "dateDiscoveryYear": "1852", "dateDiscoveryMonth": "1"}}]