Monument record HWN 001 - Cresslands Farm, Hawkendon
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Summary
April 1965: Heavy bronze gladitorial helmet with traces of tinning, Thracian type, found on ploughed field (surface?).
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 793 545 (101m by 100m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL75SE |
| Civil Parish | HAWKEDON, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
April 1965: Heavy bronze gladitorial helmet with traces of tinning, Thracian type, found on ploughed field (surface?)(S1, S3). Probably C1 in date (S2). `Edwardson has marked findspots on Moyses Hall 6 inch record map in two locations, as spots, - first at TL 7931 5454, which is crossed (?out) and second at TL 7937 5454 (S1). The findspot is marked further to the S in the same field, at TL 7931 5442. For description and details see (S2).
Sources/Archives (8)
- <S1> SSF2545 Map: BSEMH. 1965. 6 inch record map, 1905 ed, sheet LIII SE, A R Edwardson entry, circa 1965. BSEMH, 6 inch record map, 1905 ed, sheet LIII SE, A R Edwardson entry, circa 1965.
- <S2> SSF15456 Article in serial: Painter, K. S.. 1969. A Roman Bronze Helmet from Hawkedon, Suffolk. Painter K S, `A Roman Bronze Helmet from Hawkedon, Suffolk', BM Quarterly, 33 (3-4), Spring 1969, 12.
- <S3> SSF59906 Article in serial: Painter, K. S.. 1967. A ROMAN BRONZE HELMET FROM HAWKEDON.
- <S4> SSF50032 Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TL75SE4,.
- <S5> SSF50035 Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Brown B, LXXXVI, 8 (EADT 3.6.65 cutting).
- <S6> SSF50035 Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Brown B, XII, 175 (EADT 16.12.65 photo).
- <S7> SSF10159 Article in serial: 1956. Roman Britain in 1965. JRS, `Roman Britain in 1965', 56, 1966, 209 & 221 & pl 10.
- <S8> SSF59907 Article in serial: 1967. Exhibits at Ballots.
Finds (1)
- FSF17838: HELMET (Roman - 43 AD to 99 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 12 2021 2:16PM