Monument record 1641/0/16 - Roman bronze vessels

Group of nine vessels found in 1874 during ironstone quarrying within the area of the Roman cemetery

{1} Hoard of 8 Romano-British bronze vessels within iron-bound bronze bucket of same date; found stacked together at c.15ins depth in area thick with graves; dated to late C4th or early C5th; held at Knuston Hall until 1920; found on land belonging to R.W.Arkwright; approximate location only; includes description & discussion of parallels

{2} Drawings of objects by H.Dryden

{7} The hoard of late 4th century bronze vessels is evidence of continuing prosperity in the adjacent Roman town.

{8} Packet of 8 bronze vessels, strainers, saucers etc, packed one inside the other and all into a bucket which was probably a copper oail edged and mounted with iron. The vessels have been taken to be Roman but it seems more likely that they are early British.

{9} We can now see that those vessels are products of the old native bronze industry of Britain, in the late Romano-British, and even the sub-Roman, period

Carr, D., 2011, Irchester Ironstone Quarries: Key Dates and Events, (unchecked) (Book). SNN108267.

<2> 1875, Associated Architectural Societies Reports, p.88-116 (checked) (Series). SNN44074.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.95 (checked) (Series). SNN77380.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP96NW3 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<4> Kennett, D H, 1968, The Irchester Bowls, p. 5-39 (Article). SNN110862.

<5> Roach Smith C., Collectanea Antiqua, p.192 + plate 19A (unchecked) (Series). SNN58226.

<6> 1876, Proceedings of The Society of Antiquities, 476 (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN59655.

<7> Knight J.K., 1967, Excavations at The Roman Town of Irchester, 1962-63, pp. 116 (checked) (Report). SNN48299.

<8> Doubleday H A (ed), 1902, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Northamptonshire, p.183 (checked) (Series). SNN100368.

<9> Grimes W.F. (Editor), 1951, Aspects of Archaeology in Britain and Beyond : Essays Presented to O.G.S.Crawford, p.189 (unchecked) (Book). SNN59693.

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Oct 13 2017 12:37PM