Accession No
1900.10 C
Description
Cinerary urn with a globular body and flat base. Decorated on neck with zig-zag grooves and circular stamps, followed by three parallel groove and chevron grooves with circular stamps in the lower triangles. Four applied bosses around the shoulder; arched bosses between applied bosses decorated with diagonal grooves. Two vertical rows of circular stamps framed on either side by three vertical grooves. Rim has come away and is missing; urn has been reconstructed using infill.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Oxfordshire; Soulden
Period
Anglo Saxon
Source
Jenkinson, Francis John Henry [?monetary donor]; Dryden, Henry (Sir) [collector]; Stevens [vendor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1900.10 C; MAA: AR 1900.384 C
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
195mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Large label attached to urn reads: 'Souldern Co: Ox:' and a small circular green label reading '16'
Event Date
Author: Sam Daisley
Context (Auction / Sale)
Bought through Jenkinson from Sir Henry Dryden Stevens sale, London, 7 Nov. 1899. £1:17:6
Event Date 7/1/1899
Author: Sam Daisley
Context (Other)
The 1900 Annual Report notes that all three urns were 'Restored in the Museum'.
Event Date 1900
Author: Sam Daisley
Description (Physical description)
Kate Sutton description for 1900.10 [A-C]: 'Portions of 3 cinerary urns (2 decorated) Reconstructed using infill.'
Event Date 28/1/2002
Author: Sam Daisley
Description (Physical description)
Cinerary urn with a globular body and flat base. Decorated on neck with zig-zag grooves and circular stamps, followed by three parallel groove and chevron grooves with circular stamps in the lower triangles. Four applied bosses around the shoulder; arched bosses between applied bosses decorated with diagonal grooves. Two vertical rows of circular stamps framed on either side by three vertical grooves. Rim has come away and is missing; urn has been reconstructed using infill.
Event Date 17/5/2021
Author: Sam Daisley
FM:291765
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