Poorly Located Find Spot record LKH 520 - Findspot of 4 Anglo-Saxon brooches

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Summary

Four ESax brooches reputedly `found at Lakenheath' `A virtually indentical pair' of square- headed brooches (numbered 1752 & 1753) `bronze originally tinned'. Formerly recorded as LKH MISC

Location

Grid reference TL 7 8 (point) Poorly located
Map sheet TL78SW
Civil Parish LAKENHEATH, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

Four ESax brooches reputedly `found at Lakenheath' in possession of (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s) (dealer) in circa 1982:- `A virtually indentical pair' of square- headed brooches (numbered 1752 & 1753) `bronze originally tinned'. `Legs have 2 quadruple cross-ribs, the heads have half a dozen verticaly incised lines and each has six dot and circle impressions. The heads have faintly knurled eges', length circa 7.3 cms, width circa 3.8 cms; a cruciform brooch (numbered 1571) with remains of gilding with zoomorphic foot & remains of iron spring, length circa 9.8 cms, width 5.3 cms; a square headed brooch (numbered 1572) with `chip carved geometric patterns' & remains of iron spring. Red applied enamel around small square on bow crest and within rectangle immediately above foot, length circa 8.4 cms, width 4.6 cms (S1).

Formerly recorded as LKH MISC

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <M1> Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: copy (S1).
  • <S1> (No record type): Hattatt R A, Sale catalogue (?) undated, numbers 1752, 1753, 1571 & 1572, ill.

Finds (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

May 21 2020 8:47AM

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