Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked 'MGS. 14' in white ink in error.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

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Context (Analysis)
Santon Hoard. Originally thought to have been found at Santon Downham, Suffolk but research by Rainbird Clarke quoted by Spratling shows it was found in the parish of Santon, on breckland close to the Thetford boundary, between the east end of the former Half-Moon Plantation and the site of St Helen' s Oratory (TL52 837873).
Research: By Mansel Spratling. Spratling reference number MGS 17.


Event Date
Author: maa

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Context (Field collection)
Santon Hoard (1897.218-1897.228). Found by a ‘labourer’ in his garden in Santon, Norfolk in September 1897.  
Event Date 1897
Author: Katrina Dring

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Description (Physical description)
Dolphin brooch.
Event Date 1897
Author: maa

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Context (Display)
A selection of the Santon Hoard was exhibited at the meeting of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society on 29 November 1897. 
Event Date 29/11/1897
Author: Katrina Dring

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Context (References)
Von Hügel, Anatole. (1899). ‘Exhibition of Bronze and Iron Implements’. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 9.4. pp. 430-431. 
Event Date 1899
Author: Katrina Dring

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Context (References)
Smith, R.A. (1909). 'A Hoard of metal found at Santon Downham, Suffolk'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 13. pp. 146-163.
Event Date 1909
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

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Context (References)
Spratling, M.G. (1966). The Santon Hoard Reconsidered: A Rich burial of the mid-first century AD from Norfolk. Unpublished B.A. dissertation, University of Cardiff.
Event Date 1966
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

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Context (Amendments / updates)
Errors have been made in the numbering and marking of the objects in 1897.224. It may be possible to resolve these errors once the numbers of the objects on display have been cross-checked. J.Somerville 16/5/2001.
Event Date 16/5/2001
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

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Context (References)
Garrow, D., C. Gosden & J.D. Hill (eds). (2008). Rethinking Celtic Art. Oxbow: Oxford.
Event Date 2008
Author: Imogen Gunn

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Context (References)
Spratling, M.G. (2009). The Santon Hoard Reconsidered: A Rich burial of the mid-first century AD from Norfolk. Unpublished B.A. dissertation, University of Cardiff.
Event Date 2009
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

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Context (References)
Davies, M. (2014). Technology at the Transition: Relationships between Culture, Style and Function in the Late Iron Age Determined Through the Analysis of Artefacts. Unpublished doctoral thesis, Cardiff University. pp. 171-215.
Event Date 2014
Author: Imogen Gunn

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Context (Amendments / updates)
The original Spratling MGS number associated with this object was found to be from the earlier, 1966, iteration of his unpublished thesis, Spratling MGS 17. The updated, 2009, Spratling number is Spratling MGS 18 and this has now been added in the Other numbers field (see Context: References).

Event Date 17/12/2018
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

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Description (Physical description)
A cast bronze dolphin brooch with no hinge or pin. There is a groove running down the centre of the bow and transverse ridges on the wings.
Event Date 17/12/2018
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

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Description (Physical description)
Cast copper alloy bow (dolphin) brooch. Three grooves along bow back, transverse ridges on the wings; circular hollow on underside of wings. Pin bar lug and catchplate broken with part missing; hinge and pin missing.
Event Date 16/6/2022
Author: Katrina Dring