NHER 7322 (Find Spot record) - Roman stew pans

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Summary

In 1953 two Roman copper alloy stew pans were found a short distance northwest of Bluestone Station. One was decorated with motifs, while the other had a crescentic hole at the end of the handle.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG12NW
Civil Parish OULTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

1953. On east side of Holt Road 0.25 miles northwest of Bluestone Station.
Two Roman bronze stew pans found in ploughing at depth of 45cm (1ft 6in) in clay.

1. Palisade decoration on band below rim. Ovolo motif on handle and corded border on edge of disc.
2. Crescentic hole in handle end (S1).

For saucepans see (S2), and Weiser in (S3).
Site visited by R. R. Clarke (NCM) 4 March 1954
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

(S4) N.B. not Suffolk as published - E. Rose (NAU/NLA).
Notes by R. R. Clarke (NCM) in file.

  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Oulton.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 12 NW 4.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • --- Serial: 1954. Council for British Archaeology Group VII Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries. No 1. p 3.
  • <S1> Monograph: Beesterd, D.. 1956. The Bronze Vessels in the Rijksmuseum G. M. Kein at Nijmagen.. p 11, cf nos 12, 28, 229..
  • <S2> Article in Serial: 1933. [unknown]. Benava. Vol XI.
  • <S3> Article in Serial: Ekholm. 1942. Marburger Studien.. Acta Archaeologia. Vol XIII, p 203.
  • <S4> Monograph: Eggers, H.. 1966. Romische Bronzegefabe in Britannien.. JRGZM. Vol 13, p 106 + Abb 25.
  • VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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Record last edited

Sep 4 2017 9:23AM

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