Find Spot record MCC9088 - Front garden of 'Purney Heath'
Summary
Stone figure of infant, originally covered in gesso.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 040 316 (108m by 156m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM03SW |
| Civil Parish | DEDHAM, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Full Description
Stone figure of infant, originally covered in gesso. Form not paralleled, but undoubtedly Romano-British. <1> - <5> Found in then front garden of 'Purney Heath' and donated to Colchester Museum by Mr and Mrs Filler. Acc. No. 513.57. <1>
One of two stone figures with gesso, one Roman one Medieval, from Dedham (see also 2741). <6>
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. unknown. OS cards. TM03SW22, 1975.
- <2> SEX4 DESC TEXT: unknown. 1960 0nwards. SMR form unknown.
- <3> SEX6 DESC TEXT: Powell, WR. 1963. Victoria County History, Essex, Vol III (VCH). Vol 3, p124.
- <4> SEX2503 DESC TEXT: Colchester Museum. unknown. Col Mus Rep. p37.
- <5> SEX10 Artifact: Colchester Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Col Mus. Acc No 513.57.
- <6> SEX67771 CORRESPONDENCE: Winter, Martin. 2000. Statues from Dedham.
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Record last edited
Nov 3 2015 11:41AM