Poorly Located Monument record SNT 071 - 'Ixworth Cross' Saxon gold pendant cross, a gold disc brooch and iron fitting
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TL 96 73 (point) Poorly located |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL97SE |
| Civil Parish | STANTON, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
'Ixworth Cross'
Gold pendant cross with cloisonne garnet decoration, a gold disc brooch with filigree ornamentation and iron fittings, found by a man 'raising gravel' at Stanton. The iron objects consisted of 24 staple like objects and 4 pieces with twisted ends, as if inteneded for handles - some pieces had wood adhering to them. The finder reported that there was 'the appearance of decayed wood but not the least appearance of a skeleton'. The objects were bought from the finder by Joseph Warren of Ixworth, 1856. Warren caused the finder to sift through the earth in which the objects were found, but nothing else was found. Warren thought the iron objects to be coffin fittings (S1).
In 1858 an apparently Bronze Age burial was reported to Warren, having been 'found by a main raising gravel from the Pit on the left hand of the turnpike road going from Ixworth to Stanton' (S1) - ? same site.
Details and illustration in (S2).
Formerly recorded as SNT MISC
Sources/Archives (7)
- <S1> SSF22816 (No record type): Warren J, Journal, 1866, 177.
- <R1> SSF54455 Bibliographic reference: 1911. Victoria County History, Suffolk (VCH). 336.
- <S2> SSF10653 (No record type): MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E.. 1993. A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections: Non-ferrous Metals. MacGregor A & Bolick E, A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections, BAR (British Ser), 230, .
- <R2> SSF50042 Bibliographic reference: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. PSIA, 3, 296.
- <R3> SSF10051 (No record type): JBAA, 21, 345.
- <R4> SSF21359 (No record type): Smith C R, Collectarea Antiqua, 4, 162, pl 38.
- <R5> SSF2439 (No record type): Bruce-Mitford R L S, Aspects of Anglo-Saxon Archaeology, 1974.
Finds (4)
- FSF17269: PENDANT (Saxon - 410 AD? to 1065 AD?)
- FSF17270: DISC BROOCH (Saxon - 410 AD? to 1065 AD?)
- FSF17271: COFFIN (Saxon - 410 AD? to 1065 AD?)
- FSF17272: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Saxon - 410 AD? to 1065 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 21 2020 8:46AM