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 102.


Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

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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 (Field collection)
Santon Hoard (1897.218-1897.228). Found by a ‘labourer’ in his garden in Santon, Norfolk in September 1897.  
Event Date 9/1897
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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Description (Physical description)
Spratling [1966]: 'LUMP OF CAST BRONZE of irregular shape' with a hand written addition '+ lump of bronze [?scrap]'.
Event Date 1966
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 Unpublished B.A. dissertation, University of Cardiff.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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Description (Physical description)
Also two pieces of ?slag were found with this object.
Event Date 22/1/2001
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

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Context (Amendments / updates)
The numbering has been amended as follows; where an object has an indentifiable Accession Number from the 1897 register this has been used, with the M.G.Spratling number in the 'other numbers' field. If an accession number has multiple objects and records, the M.G.S number has been added to the suffix field to distinguish them. J.Somerville 15/5/2001.
Event Date 15/5/2001
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: Eleanor Wilkinson

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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: Eleanor Wilkinson

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Description (Physical description)
A ovoid lump of bronze. Possibly slag or a piece of scrap metal.

Event Date 15/01/2019
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

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Context (Amendments / updates)
The Spratling MGS number associated with this object is from the earlier, 1966, iteration of his unpublished thesis, Spratling MGS 102 - here a hand written note has been added to the catalogue. The updated, 2009, Spratling catalogue does not reference the lump of ?slag/scrap with the Spratling MGS 89 entry. Therefore at present only the Spratling MGS [1966] number has been added in the Other numbers field (see Context: References).
Event Date 15/1/2019
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

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Context (Amendments / updates)
This object was not referenced in Spratling [2009] and it was only a hand written addition to the earlier 1966 iteration of his catalogue and it does not appear on either of the two catalogue cards that reference Spratling MGS 102 [1966] or 1897.227. It is possible that the lump should be be part of another object/collection of objects from the Santon hoard, until then it has been assigned this record.
Event Date 15/1/2019
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

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Context (Amendments / updates)
This one piece of ?slag/scrap has been seen with the irregular lump of cast bronze - this is different to the note dated 22/01/2001 which stated there were two pieces of slag seen with the lump of cast bronze. It is possible that because the anvil from Santon (1897.227.1) has been incorrectly marked 'MGS 102' it was thus mistaken for the lump of cast bronze. Therefore both the correct irregular lump of bronze, 1897.227.58.1, and the lump of slag, 1897.227.58.2, were the two pieces noted as to accompany the object. However if another piece of slag is truly seen at a later date that can be definitely linked to that accession, this should be assigned with the suffix .3 and these details updated accordingly.
Event Date 15/1/2019
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson