Find Spot record 0268301000 - HAMBLEDEN

Summary

Late Iron Age metalwork found whilst metal detecting

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

2 OPENWORK STRAP UNIONS WITH ENAMEL INLAY, BOTH WITH PAIR OF LOOPS ON REVERSE. FOUND APPARENTLY WITHIN 15CM OF EACH OTHER IN WOODLAND ON W SIDE OF HAMBLEDEN VALLEY BY D ROBINSON (EXACT LOCATION WITHELD BY FINDER). SOLD BY SOTHEBY'S IN 1983. RARE & IMPORTANT FIND. (ARCHIVE, PHOTOS & CUTTINGS)(B3).
Publication of the strap unions/harness-mounts with discussion of parallel finds (B8).

Sources (2)

  • <3>SBC494 Unpublished document: ARCHIVE OF NOTES, PRESS CUTTINGS & PHOTOS ABOUT HAMBLEDEN FIND & SURROUNDING CONTROVERSY (FILED).
  • <8>SBC25373 Article in serial: Richard Feachem. 1991. 'Two Quadrilobed Harness-Mounts from Hambleden, Buckinghamshire', in The Antiquaries Journal 71 pp216-220. Vol 71.

Location

Grid reference SU 78500 88500 (point)
Civil Parish HAMBLEDEN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • HORSE TRAPPING (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Metal detecting (EBC16452)

Record last edited

Nov 3 2020 6:14PM

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