Site Event/Activity record ECC2431 - Roman cremation, Blatch Square, Colchester

Location

Location Wellesley Road, Colchester
Grid reference TL 9904 2479 (point)
Map sheet TL92SE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Unassigned

Date

Undated

Map

Description

Five vessels from at least two different groups. A large bowl form 242, used as an Urn, thin hard slate grey ware. A bowl of thick red ware, polished all over, with rouletted band between grooves, a beaker form 92. All found in Blatch Square (now Wellesley Road). The group is Flavian in date. Part of Price Catalogue.<1> (Could be duplicate of ECC1353?)

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Hull, M. Rex. Unknown. Inventory of Grave Groups. No101.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Roman cremation burial, Wellesley Road, Colchester (Element)

Record last edited

Mar 15 2016 8:17AM

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