NHER 11269 (Find Spot record) - 'The Bodleian Bowl', a medieval vessel

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Summary

This copper alloy bowl with tripod legs and a handle is said to have been found in a river in Norfolk in 1693. It was made in France between 1267 and 1277. The bowl may have been brought back from the Crusades. The exact nature and location of this discovery are unclear.

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Civil Parish NORFOLK NO PROVENANCE, -, NORFOLK

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'The Bodleian Bowl'.
Bronze bowl with tripod legs and handle now in Ashmolean. Said to have been found in a river in Norfolk 1693. Made in France 1267 to 1277. Inscription mentions Rabbi Joseph, famous in the Talmudic school of Paris. He died at Acre, so the bowl may have been brought back from the crusades.
Information from the Ashmolean Museum.
Seen September 1975 by E. Rose (NAU).

  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Norfolk No Provenance.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

Sep 12 2013 1:29PM

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