Find Spot record 1567900000 - Thames

Summary

A Belgic pedestal urn was dredged from the Thames in 1961. It is on loan to Reading Museum.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Type and Period (2)

  • CINERARY URN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • CINERARY URN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)

Description

(SU 87428668) A Belgic pedestal urn dredged from the Thames about here in 1961 (B1). Thames Conservancy Collection in Reading Museum (B2)

Pedestal jar with narrow neck (1st C. A.D.) found by T. Sadler August 1961. Acc. No. 234:61 (B4). On loan to Reading Museum. This jar is of Belgic type but may be of Roman date. (B5). (B3)

NRHE Insert 1999 (B6).


This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Sources (6)

  • <1>SBC27623 Digital archive: Historic England. VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION - Reading Mus. 6" (T.L.Gwatkin undated).
  • <2>SBC27626 Serial: Bedfordshire Archaeological Society. 1961. Bedfordshire archaeological journal (Bedfordshire archaeology). Volumes 59. p60.
  • <3>SBC27627 Verbal communication: E Geary. 1963. Field Investigators Comments - F1 EG 09-JAN-63.
  • <4>SBC27628 Digital archive: Thames Conservancy Collection. Externally held archive reference - Thames Conservancy, Collection Catalogue No.225 (Reading Museum). No. 225.
  • <5>SBC27629 Verbal communication: Mr Manning. Mr. Manning, Archaeological Assist. Reading Museum..
  • <6>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference SU 8742 8668 (point)
Civil Parish LITTLE MARLOW, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jul 7 2025 2:56PM

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