Accession No

1923.1639.3


Description

Necklace of four rectangular bone plates, each with three transverse threading channels.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Suffolk; Mildenhall; Barton Mills; Beacon Hill


Period

Bronze Age


Source

Cawdor, Earl of [excavator and donor]; Fox, Cyril [excavator]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1923.1639.3; C3


Cultural Affliation


Material

Bone


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (Field collection)
The catalogue card reads: " Cremation Deposit C3"
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Bone necklace from a cremation deposit
Event Date 1923
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
Excavated in 1923 by the Earl of Cawdor and Dr Cyril Fox, on the Marquess of Bristol's property. Interment C3.
Event Date 1923
Author: Imogen Gunn


Context (References)
Cawdor, Earl of and Fox, Cyril. 1925. 'The Beacon Hill Barrow, Barton Mills, Suffolk' in Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 26, pp. 19-56. Fig 4.
Event Date 1925
Author: Lily Stancliffe


Context (Analysis)
In 1926, Louis Clarke called the necklace 'apparently unique; at least I can find no record of another such necklace being found' (p. 175, see Bib).
Event Date 1926
Author: Imogen Gunn


Context (References)
(Bib): Clarke, L.C.G. 1926. 'Prehistoric and Romano-British Objects from England in the University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge' in The Antiquaries Journal, Vol. 6. p. 175, Pl. XXVII, Fig. 1
Event Date 1926
Author: Imogen Gunn


Description (Physical description)
Necklace of four rectangular bone plates, each with three transverse threading channels.
Event Date 23/11/2023
Author: Lily Stancliffe


FM:20298

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