Find Spot record 0156504000 - TAPLOW

Summary

Bronze Age cinerary urn found in Taplow

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Map

Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Description

Dimensions - Height 0132 mm
Plan Form - BICONICAL
SMALL CINERARY URN, WITH CREMATION (04:001). RIM OUT-TURNED WITH SLOPING INTERIOR BEVEL; NECK SLOPING OUT. SLIGHTLY CONVEX, TO CARINATED SHOULDER ON WHICH ARE 2 SMALL PROJECTING & UNPIERCED LUGS, AT OPPOSITE SIDES. FABRIC HEAVILY FLINT GRITTED. FROM RUTLAND COLLECTION. NO DETAILS OF FINDSPOT (B1,B3).



A late Bronze Age cinerary urn found at Taplow (SU 9182); presented to the County Museum (Acc No 2262) by Reading Museum (B1).
Still in Bucks County Museum; no further information. (B13).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC903 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER.
  • <3>SBC11409 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARDS SU 98 SW 42-44 (FILED) 42:PALAEOLITHS; 43:BA URN; 44:IA POT..
  • <12>SBC28344 Verbal communication: N K Blood. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 NKB 13-AUG-74.
  • <13>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference SU 91500 83500 (point)
Civil Parish TAPLOW, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • CINERARY URN (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Record last edited

Nov 11 2025 12:28PM

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