Poorly Located Find Spot record IKL 210 - Roman bronze fragment, Icklingham Heath

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Summary

"Rectangular bronze fragment . Formerly recorded as HUN MISC

Location

Grid reference TL 78 74 (point) Poorly located
Map sheet TL77SE
Civil Parish ICKLINGHAM, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

"Rectangular bronze fragment ..., measuring 1.2 inches by 0.8 inches, surmounted by a moulded knob and decorated with champleve enamel was recently found on Icklingham Heath and given to the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology by Mr S Marston.... One side is enamelled with ring and dot designs at each corner, with a series of concentric circles in the middle. The colours used are red, blue and possibly green. The reverse is plain, except for a raised triangular moulding. The projecting knob is pierced ... and there are indications that two bronze rings, or loops, have been broken off the opposite edge" (S1).
Listed as Rom but possibly Sax?

Formerly recorded as HUN MISC

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> (No record type): PCAS, 42, 1948-1949, 129-130, plate 14F & G.
  • <M1> Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. (S1).

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

May 21 2020 8:35AM

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