Find Spot record MLI30194 - Roman Patera handle found in Westborough
Summary
Roman Patera handle found in Westborough
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A fluted handle with wolf's head terminal found by a potato harvester in September 1970 in an area west of Sand Beck. {1}
There are no known British parallels for the wolf head decoration but it is thought to be early 1st century in date. {2
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI3376 Index: SMR FILE. WESTBOROUGH AND DRY DODDINGTON. SK 84 NE D,1970, DIXON B.
- <2> SLI427 Article in Serial: C.N. Moore. 1973. BRITANNIA. VOL4 PP153-159.
- <3> SLI3729 Photograph: City and County Museum. Photograph in the Historic Environment Record files. C3784-5.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 882 476 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WESTBOROUGH AND DRY DODDINGTON, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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