Find Spot record MCC2870 - Anglo-Saxon/early medieval crucible, Cups Hotel, High Street, Colchester

Summary

A crucible fragment retaining traces of silver, recorded during excavations at the Cups Hotel site in 1973-4.

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Grid reference TL 99562 25236 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
County ESSEX
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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CPS 137 F45. Pit. Period 5. A rim sherd with pinched out lip. Slight traces of metal suggest it may possibly have been used to melt silver. Probably early medieval.<1>

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  • <1> Monograph: Crummy, Nina. 1988. CAR 5: The post-Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester 1971-84. p.87.
  • <2> Monograph: Crummy, Philip. 1992. CAR 6: Excavations at Culver Street, the Gilberd School, and other sites in Colchester 1971-85. 6. p.334.

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Dec 21 2016 9:50AM

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