Possible Iron Age bead, near Hempstead (EHER 1381)

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Summary

Possible Iron Age circular bead, found 1941, in possession of owner since 1945.

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Grid reference	TL 63 38 (point)
Civil Parish	HEMPSTEAD, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX

Type and Period

FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 700 BC? to 42 AD?)

Description

Dark blue bead with curvilinear decoration. It is possible Anglo-Saxon. Oldbury Class 6. <1> "Pre-Roman Saxon" (direct quotation - interpreted to mean Iron Age) circular bead, found 1941, in possession of owner since 1945. <2> <3> Found early 1941, at a place called Climping's (or Clumping's) End. Two "rather poor" photographs were sent to Saffron Walden Museum. <4> In private possession. <5>

Finds

BEAD (Iron Age - 700 BC? to 42 AD?)

Sources

<1> SEX4950 DESC TEXT: Priddy, D.A.. 1983. SMR.
<2> SEX4951 CORRESPONDENCE: Neville, J.H.. 1981. SMR.
<3> SEX4952 CORRESPONDENCE: Neville, J.H.. 1982. SMR.
<4> SEX4953 Photograph: Saffron Walden Museum?. unknown. PHOTO Saffron Walden Mus?.
<5> SEX3259 Artifact: Unknown. unknown. ARTEFACT Owner.

Related Events (1)

Non-Archaeological Intervention: Chance find by unknown at Climping's (or Clumping's) End, Hempstead, 1941 (EEX62138)

Other References

Old SMR Number: TL63

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