Poorly Located Find Spot record BOT 043 - Findspot of a Medieval gold stirrup ring set with sapphires.

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Summary

One gold C13 stirrup ring set with sapphires from Botesdale sold at Sothebys. Formerly recorded as BOT MISC

Location

Grid reference TM 0500 7600 (point) Poorly located
Map sheet TM07NE
Civil Parish BOTESDALE, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

One gold C13 stirrup ring set with sapphires sold at Sothebys, 18.2.63, found in Botesdale. Sold by Dr Joan Evans, daughter of Sir John Evans, who died in 1908 - report in EADT. Basil Brown comments that Sir John Evans stayed at Redgrave or Botesdale when the ring seems to have been found and it could have come from the Broom Hills site, which is in Rickinghall Inferior (S1).

Formerly recorded as BOT MISC

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Brown B, XXVII,24; card 49.
  • <M1> Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Basil Brown archive: volume, card index.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

May 21 2020 8:47AM

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