Bronze Age cup, Lavender Leez (EHER 5960)
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Summary
Bronze Age cup, believed to have been found in 1919 during the digging of a pond in the garden here.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TL 7174 1835 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT AND LITTLE LEIGHS, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.
Bronze age cup, believed to have been found in 1919 during the digging of a pond in the garden here. It is small, in light brown finely gritted fabric with traces of a dark brown exterior which had originally been polished with a bone tool or a smooth stone. On one side it had the remains of a horizontal, pierced lug or handle. The height was 2(?) or 1 and 7 16ths of an inch (approximately 5.10cm). <1> <2> <3>
In Colchester Museum <4>
The find was made by Mr Roza Neild of Little Leighs. Accession No. 3827.19. <5><6>
Field Survey, 1949
Mr. Neild (son of the finder) stated that he believed the Bronze Age cup was found whilst digging the pond in the garden of Lavender Leez. Date of find not confirmed by Mr. Neild but
probably the year donated to the Museum (1919). <7>
(TL 71741836) Bronze Age Cup found AD 1919 (NAT) <8>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL71NW03, 1950.
- <3> SEX20158 DESC TEXT: Colchester Museum. 1919. Colchester Museum Report.
- <4> SEX10 Artifact: Colchester Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Colchester Museum. Acc No 3827.19.
- <5> SEX5988 DESC TEXT: Colchester Museum. 1920. Colchester Museum Report. p. 6.
- <6> SEX75925 Map: Hull, M.R.. 1949. Private Annotated 6" Ordnance Survey map (Pte 6") by M.R. Hull. Pte 6" (MR Hull 1949).
- <7> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. F1 JET 14-NOV-49.
- <8> SEX35033 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1969. Ordnance Survey 1:10560 (6 inch) Post War National Grid. OS 25" 1953.
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Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL71-003
- NRHE identifier: 378552
- National Monuments Record: TL 71 NW 3