Site Event/Activity record ECC1144 - Viking axe from River Colne, Colchester, 1917

Location

Location River Colne, Colchester
Grid reference
Map sheet
County ESSEX
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Wells, W. C. (Mr)

Date

1917

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Description

Small Iron Axe found in the Colne River in association with ECC1143. A Viking type, derivative of form Type IV (London Museum Catalogue 1954, 59-65).<1><2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> LIST: Colchester Museums. 1912-1923. Colchester Museum Accession Register 1912-1923. COLEM1917.3566.
  • <2> Monograph: Crummy, Philip. 1981. CAR 1: Aspects of Anglo-Saxon and Norman Colchester. 1. page 19.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Viking Axe, River Colne, Colchester (Find Spot)

Record last edited

Feb 11 2016 3:58PM

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