Accession No
1923.1640.2
Description
Bowl of brown fabric with rough outer surface and smooth hollow. Flat rim. Flat base.
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
1923.1640.2; MAA: C4
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
80mm x 42mm x 80mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
The catalogue card reads: " Cremation Deposit C4" and " 10.80"
Event Date
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 C4. Uncovered 'Deposited in the hole after the ashes and charcoal...approximately upright but contained nothing but soil'
Event Date 1923
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Bowl - Cremation deposit
Event Date 1923
Author: maa
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 5.
Event Date 1925
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Bowl of brown fabric with rough outer surface and smooth hollow. Flat rim. Flat base.
Event Date 23/11/2023
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:20300
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