Find Spot record MLI30527 - Early Anglo-Saxon pottery, New Somerby

Summary

Early Anglo-Saxon pottery, New Somerby

Type and Period (2)

  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 500 AD to 599 AD)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 500 AD to 599 AD)

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PRN 30527 In Grantham Museum a small dark greyware decorated bowl and two sherds of black stamped ware dating to the 6th century, found during building in New Somerby. The grid reference on the OS card is SK 923 353 probably estimated from the position of New Somerby on the OS map. {1}{2}{3} A small bowl in dark grey ware decorated with firm lines forming closed panels. Each containing a single row of ‘keyhole’ stamps. {4} Two fragments of hard black ware, possibly from the same pot, showing parts of pendant triangles filled with stamps: three stamps are used. Probably mid to late sixth century. {5} At SK 921 354 there were inhumation burials with a small bowl of greyware decorated with firm lines forming panels, each containing a single row of keyhole stamps. Also two fragments of hard black ware, possibly from the same pot, showing parts of pendant triangles filled with stamps. These finds were made at New Somerby. {6} In Grantham Museum are some fragments of Black Anglian pottery with stamped rosette designs found at different [locations] in the suburbs of New Somerby in building houses. {7}

Sources/Archives (7)

  •  Index: SMR FILE. GRANTHAM. SK 93 NW:Q, BH.
  •  Index: OS CARD INDEX. GRANTHAM. SK 93 NW: 3.
  •  Article in Serial: C.W. Phillips. 1935. 'The Present State of Archaeology in Lincolnshire: Part 2' in the Archaeological Journal. VOL 91, P 168.
  •  Article in Serial: MYERS, J.N.L.. 1951. ‘The Anglo-Saxon Pottery of Lincolnshire’ in the Archaeological Journal. VOL 108, p.86 and Fig.8.8.
  •  Article in Serial: MYERS, J.N.L.. 1951. ‘The Anglo-Saxon Pottery of Lincolnshire’ in the Archaeological Journal. Vol.108, p.91 and Fig.12.1a and b.
  •  Index: Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire. South Kesteven Records for Grantham. Grantham. SK 35/204.
  •  Index: Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire. South Kesteven Records for Grantham. Grantham. SK 35/206.

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Location

Grid reference SK 921 353 (point) Approximate
Civil Parish GRANTHAM, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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