Accession No

1955.132 G


Description

Iron axe head.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Suffolk; Worlington; Rectory Farm


Period

Roman


Source

Summers, Harry [?excavator and donor]; Briscoe (Lady)


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1955.132 G; AOA0056 [Cast No.]; ARC 1975/20 [Loan No.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Iron


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Physical description)
Iron axe head.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Context (Field collection)
Found 1954, part of a hoard of Roman iron work found when ploughing on land farmed by Harry Summers. OS Grid Reference 685738
Event Date 1954
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Context (Field collection)
After being found when ploughing on Summers land in 1954, objects from the hoard were brought to the museum by Lady Briscoe in 1955.
Event Date 1955
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Physical description)
Six iron axeheads.
Event Date 1955
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Context (References)
Liversidge, J. 1956. 'A Hoard of Romano-British Ironwork from Worlington'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 49. p. 89.
Event Date 1956
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Context (Amendments / updates)
A cast was made of this object, by the National Maritime Museum (NMM), at an unknown date. Cast Number AOA0056, Loan Number ARC 1975/20. This cast was put on display at the NMM. In June 2015 the cast was transferred to MAA to the T-series.
Event Date 15/10/2019
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Conservation (Remedial)
CON.1975.10 | Remedial
Event Date 21/4/2020
Author: Kirstie French (admin)


FM:285094

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