Site Event/Activity record ECC1452 - Saxon finds, Mersea Road, Colchester, 1926

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Location Mersea Road, Colchester
Grid reference TL 99955 24587 (point)
Map sheet TL92SE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Wells, W. C. (Mr)

Date

1926

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A collection of objects (COLEM 1926.5318) said to have been found in the Mersea Road cemetery was accessioned by the museum in 1926. The principal finds are 21 beads, 3 bronze buckles, the head of a radiate brooch, and a bone comb. The collection came via an antiques dealer from south Essex and the provenance cannot be assumed to be 100% safe. <2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> LIST: Colchester Museums. 1923-1926. Colchester Museum Accession Register 1923-1926. COLEM 1926.5318.
  • <2> Monograph: Crummy, Philip. 1981. CAR 1: Aspects of Anglo-Saxon and Norman Colchester. 1. page 15.

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • Anglo-Saxon Cemetery, Mersea Road, Colchester (Monument)
  • Anglo-Saxon finds, Mersea Road, Colchester (Find Spot)

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Mar 11 2016 8:44AM

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