Site Event/Activity record ECC1147 - Anglo-Saxon strap end from Colchester, 1915

Location

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

Technique(s)

Organisation

Wells, W. C. (Mr)

Date

1915

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Description

A bronze strap end said to have been from Colchester was purchased by the Museum in 1915 <1>. The object is 34mm long and decorated over most of its upper surface with lines of punched holes. It has been dated to the 9th or 10th century <2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> LIST: Colchester Museums. 1912-1923. Colchester Museum Accession Register 1912-1923. COLEM 1915.3187.
  • <2> Monograph: Crummy, Philip. 1981. CAR 1: Aspects of Anglo-Saxon and Norman Colchester. 1. page 21.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Anglo-Saxon strap end, Colchester (Find Spot)

Record last edited

Feb 11 2016 7:19PM

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