Accession No
1923.1646.2
Description
Collared urn with thong decoration in groups of parallel impressions above shoulder. Flat base and sloping sides, one fragment missing from rim. Containing cremated remains.
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
1923.1646.2
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery; Bone; Soil; Human remains
Local Term
Measurements
92mm x 118mm x 92mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Excavated in 1923 by the Earl of Cawdor and Dr Cyril Fox, on the Marquess of Bristol's property. Interment C10. 'Practically the whole of the burnt material associated with this cremated burial was outside of and below this vase; the vase itself was filled with earth and charcoal.'
Event Date 1923
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Context (Field collection)
THE catalogue card reads: " 10.80" Found: Burnt Deposit C10
Event Date 1923
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Perfect. With thong decoration; Perfect
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 6.
Event Date 1925
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Collared urn with thong decoration in groups of parallel impressions above shoulder. Flat base and sloping sides, one fragment missing from rim. Containing cremated remains.
Event Date 23/11/2023
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:21724
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