NHER 8751 (Monument record) - Roman cremation urn (Saham Toney, poorly located)

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Summary

In 1847 a Roman pottery jar made from dark clay and containing cremated human bones was found in Saham Toney. Unfortunately the exact findspot and the circumstances of its discovery are not known.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish SAHAM TONEY, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

1847.
Jar of 'Upchurch Ware' in dark brown clay decorated with rectangular groups of raised dots. 23cm (9in) high, with a diameter of 19cm (7.5in) containing cremated human bones.
Held by NCM.
See (S1), (S2), (S3), (S4).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Saham Toney.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Publication: Norwich Castle Museum. 1910. Catalogue of Antiquities in Norwich Castle Museum. p 40; No 375.
  • <S2> Article in Serial: 1849. Appendix. Extracts from the Proceedings of the Committee. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol II pp 397-408. p 403.
  • <S3> Article in Serial: Fox, G. E. 1889. Roman Norfolk. The Archaeological Journal. Vol XLVI pp 331-367. p 363.
  • <S4> Article in Monograph: 1851. Catalogue of Antiquities. Exhibited in the Museum formed during the Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute, held at Norwich, in 1847. Memoirs Illustrative of the History and Antiquities of Norfolk and the City. Archaeological Institute. pp xxiii-lvi. p xxix.
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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Record last edited

May 26 2020 4:50PM

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