Poorly Located Find Spot record FEX 372 - Findspot of a Bronze-Age bronze hoard
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 29 35 (10000m by 10000m) Poorly located |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM23NE |
| Civil Parish | FELIXSTOWE, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Bronze hoard, found near Felixstowe, 1883 (S2, S3, R1). Founder's hoard, found some years prior to 1885, `the greater portion, if not indeed the whole' acquired by J Evans. Findspot given as `near Felixstowe'. Consisted of: 6 axes, 5 fragments of axes, 3 knives (one lanceolate, one formed from end of leaf shaped sword, one spatula like with broad tang with one rivet), a saw fragment with one rivet, socketed gouge, chape, 3 `runners' from castings, piece of bronze cake, fragment of a bronze sword, 2 pegged spearheads, also a small piece of pottery, possibly part of a crucible, or urn in which the hoard was deposited.
Possibly same as sf3030 - check against BM drawings.
Formerly recorded as FEX MISC
Sources/Archives (6)
- <S1> SSF21366 (No record type): Smith M A (ed), Inventaria Archaeologia, 1956, GB 16, cards 1 & 2 (ill).
- <R1> SSF706 (No record type): Archaeologia, 80, 7.
- <R2> SSF15386 (No record type): OXFAS, card 1927.2421-8.
- <S2> SSF50032 Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TM33NW21.
- <S3> SSF6067 (No record type): Evans J, Proc Soc Antiq, 9, 1885-1887, 8-12, figs 1-5.
- <S4> SSF54455 Bibliographic reference: 1911. Victoria County History, Suffolk (VCH). 275.
Finds (11)
- FSF17929: HOARD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC? to 701 BC?)
- FSF17930: AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
- FSF17931: KNIFE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
- FSF17932: SWORD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
- FSF17933: SAW (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
- FSF17934: GOUGE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
- FSF17935: SCABBARD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
- FSF17936: METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
- FSF17937: POTTERY (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
- FSF17938: CRUCIBLE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
- FSF17939: SPEARHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC? to 701 BC?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 21 2020 8:46AM