Roman urns from burials, Low Street, West Tilbury (EHER 1692)
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Summary
Roman urns from burials found in gravel-digging during building of railway, exhibited 1858, one vessel was given to Essex Archaeological Society, in around 1863.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 6714 7782 (187m by 228m) |
|---|---|
| Unitary Authority | THURROCK, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.
Roman urns from burials found in gravel-digging during building of the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway. They were exhibited in 1858, and one vessel was given to Essex Archaeological Society, in around 1863. One is in Colchester Museum Register as found at Bow Street (sic), another in the British Museum is probably from this site. <1>-<7>
Site Assessment = Essex Archaeological Society urn given to Colchester Museum? Accession number if so?
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX6 Monograph: Powell, W.R.. 1963. Victoria County History, Essex, Vol III: Roman Essex (VCH). Victoria County History. p 191.
- <2> SEX6096 Serial: Essex Society for Archaeology and History. 1873. Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society, 1st Series, Volume 5. 1(5). p 98, 171.
- <3> SEX6097 LIST: Colchester Museum. 1871. Colchester Museum Register. November.
- <4> SEX3693 Artifact: Colchester Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Colchester Museum?.
- <5> SEX2415 Artifact: Unknown. unknown. ARTEFACT BM. Acc No 1871.5.13-1.
- <6> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <7> SEX6057 LIST: Thurrock Museum. unknown. Thurrock Museum Register.
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Other References
- Old SMR Number: TQ67-006
- NRHE identifier: 413467
- National Monuments Record: TQ 67 NE 7