Site Event/Activity record ECC2404 - Lead Coffin, Sussex Road, Colchester, 1880
Location
| Location | Sussex Road, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 9837 2500 (point) |
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Unassigned
Date
1880
Description
A lead coffin found in Sussex Road. Given by Mr William Rodgers in 1880. Found in May of that year. Length 5ft 1", width 13"; depth 10". There are no nail-holes so that it appears to have lined the interior of a wooden coffin. The lid is decorated along the edges with a small bead-row and lines of the same pattern divide the top into rhomboid compartments. Of the skeleton only parts of the skull and some teeth remained, apparently of a female of about 18 years of age. The were two small earrings of plain gold wire. O.A.B 1880 and COLEM 1897.358, PC988. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC207 Unpublished document: Hull, M. Rex. Unknown. Inventory of Grave Groups. No348.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MCC2504 Roman lead coffin, Sussex Road, Colchester (Element)
Record last edited
Mar 14 2016 4:29PM