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Wow, what a response to Day 1 of our Knights Hospitaller dig! Remember, it's your support that directly makes this all possible, so thank you again for helping us to uncover more history.

The dig got off to a great start, with Richard K Morriss identifying a Saxon font that might be over a thousand years old! It predates the Hospitallers, of course, but what an incredible find for Gus's virtual museum.

View the model on Sketchfab HERE.

There's plenty more still to come, so get ready for Day 2 HERE.

TIP

To view all of the 3D models we have released so far, click on the '3D model' tag on this post.

TROUBLE-SHOOTING

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Des Bowring

That is a font to die for. And as for the medieval tile, phwoaaarh!

Diana Patterson

Great find, but can we know what the stain is? Is the hole in the bottom for drainage or an attachment to the base? What stone is it made from -- sandstone?

Christopher Samuel

I'm pretty sure that's a sans-serif font. I'll see myself out.

Martin Packer

No ser(i)fs ... 😃 I'll see myself out, also. 😃

Lydia S.

Hello, yes wonderful find! Do they normally have hole in the bottom? These does'nt seem to be any patterning on the font, are there any signs of painted decoration?

Kay Theriault

I love seeing the 3D models. It really gives viewers a sense of the objects / artifacts when we're so distant from the actual dig site. <3

Jeff Lanam

Could it have been outside for a long time? It seems like it should be decorated, but any decorations have been worn off.

Mary Jones

You can see traces of decoration in a band round the top.