Find Spot record 0022402000 - GREAT HORWOOD

Summary

Late Roman metalwork found in the nineteenth century whilst ploughing.

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

2 SPOONS FROM HOARD OBTAINED BY BCM (SAID TO HAVE BEEN 5 FOUND). BOTH HAVE PEAR-SHAPED BOWLS DECORATED WITH FLUTINGS; 1 HAS 'VENERIA VIVAS' ENGRAVED ALONG CENTRAL LENGTH OF BOWL (DESC, ILLUS ETC) (B7).
ENGRAVED SPOON WEIGHS 18.445G, UNMARKED SPOON 24.372G (B10).
A Christian connotation to the inscription 'VENERIA VIVAS' ('Veneria, long life to you') is possible (B11). SEE ALSO CASS 00084.

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  • <7>SBC16456 Bibliographic reference: WAUGH H 1966 HOARD OF ROMAN SILVER FROM GREAT HORW OOD, BUCKS IN ANTIQUARIESJNL"46PP60-71".
  • <10>SBC874 Bibliographic reference: BCC TRADING STANDARDS DEPT, SEPT 1980.
  • <11>SBC22428 Monograph: C F Mawer. 1995. Evidence for Christianity in Roman Britain: The Small-Finds. BAR 243. p46, illus p118 (C9.Si.6+).

Location

Grid reference SP 7734 3123 (point)
Civil Parish GREAT HORWOOD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • SPOON (4th Century to 5th Century Roman - 300 AD to 409 AD)

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  • Event - Intervention: Disturbed find (EBC12179)

Record last edited

Jun 6 2022 4:01PM

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