Find Spot record 0154201006 - TAPLOW BARROW
Summary
Five Saxon drinking horns found under Taplow barrow, excavated in the nineteenth century
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Undated)
Description
TOTAL OF 5 DRINKING HORNS FOUND IN BURIAL CHAMBER; 2 LARGE HORNS WITH SILVER VANDYKE MOUNTS, ALREADY HEIRLOOMS WHEN BURIED, WERE FOUND IN THE REMAINS OF AN IRON-BOUND WOODEN TUB, PLACED ON THE THIGHS OF THE BODY, WITH A SMALLER SILVER-GILT MOUNTED HORN. 2 SMALLER HORNS FOUND ELSWHERE (B11-12).
Sources (2)
- <11>SBC1891 Bibliographic reference: British Museum. 1923. GUIDE TO ANGLO SAXON & FOREIGN TEUTONIC ANTIQUITIES PP63-65.
- <12>SBC15069 Bibliographic reference: THE TAPLOW BARROW (UNCREDITED PAMPHLET PRODUCED BY ?BM IN 1987/8, PHOTOCOPY FILED).
Location
| Grid reference | SU 90620 82160 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TAPLOW, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- DRINKING HORN (5th Century Saxon to 7th Century - 410 AD to 699 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC12497)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation (EBC13899)
Record last edited
May 22 2022 6:57PM
