Find Spot record 0067800001 - VICARAGE ORCHARD, STONE

Summary

Saxon metalwork found by gardener in the nineteenth century

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

UNUSUALLY LARGE FIBULA. BEARS MARKS OF BYZANTINE ORIGIN. PROB BELONGED TO A C11 ECCLESIASTIC (B1).
INNER SURFACE GILT (B3).
FIBULA OF LARGE SIZE WITH CHRISTIAN EMBLEM. DATED BY COMPARISON (EG MINCHINHAMPTON, GLOS & ASHENDEN, BUCKS) TO C4/C5 (B4).
SAUCER BROOCH CRUCIFORM WITH CURVED ANIMALS - EARLY AS (B8).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC238 Bibliographic reference: AKERMAN J Y 1844 COMMUNICATION IN ARCHAEOLOGIA30PP545-546"".
  • <3>SBC237 Bibliographic reference: AKERMAN J 1855 REMAINS OF PAGAN SAXONDOM P76 + PL XXXVIII.
  • <4>SBC241 Bibliographic reference: AKERMAN J Y 1857 DISCOVERY OF ROMAN & OTHER SEPULC HRAL REMAINS AT...STONE IN ARCHAEOLOGIA34PP23,26".
  • <8>SBC20460 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1905. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume I. Volume 1. pp196-197.

Location

Grid reference SP 78200 12200 (point)
Civil Parish STONE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • SAUCER BROOCH (5th Century Saxon - 410 AD to 499 AD)

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  • Event - Intervention: (EBC11958)

Record last edited

May 22 2022 7:39PM

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