[{"id": 136080, "created": "2020-04-14T16:29:04.759773", "project_id": 456, "task_id": 84173, "user_id": 580, "user_ip": null, "finish_time": "2020-04-14T17:01:34.838304", "timeout": null, "calibration": null, "external_uid": null, "media_url": null, "info": {"NGR": "SK 079;025", "Site": "STAFFORDSHIRE;SHENSTONE;LOWER STONNAL;GAINSBOROUGH HILL FARM", "CollHist": "Lost\r\nHistory\r\nIn 1824 almost certainly in the possession of Captain Tennant RN of Little Aston, Aldridge, Staffs.", "Contents": "(1) Sword, leaf-shaped blade, in two pieces\r\n(2) Short sword or dagger\r\n(3) Spearhead\r\n(4) Socket and lower portion of the wings of a spearhead\r\n(5) Tubular ferrule with expanded tip\r\n(6) Tubular ferrule with rounded tip\r\n(7) Socketed object, originally described as a ferrule, but the socket is rather large ; if not a ferrule it might be a socket from a spearhead\r\n(8) Broken object, originally described as a ferrule broken in two pieces. It may be a flattened fragment of a tubular ferrule\r\n(9) Socketed ? gouge. (originally described as a spearhead)\r\n(10-11) Two \"non-descripts. Possible cast-bronze hub  caps\r\n(12) Ring of semi-circular cross section with two loops\r\n(13-14) Two plain rings\r\n(15-16) Two bag-shaped chapes\r\n(17) Socketed axe with 3 ribs\r\n(18) Plain socketed axe\r\n(19-20) Two palstaves, looped\r\n(21) Fragment of lead (found in item 10 or 11)\r\n(22) Copper ingot", "comments": "", "ArchiveEtc": "Rec. S.H. 13.5.81.", "ContextType": "?", "BiblioSources": "(a) Hamper & Meyrick (1824) 548-9\r\n(b) Anon* (1860) 3-4\r\n* Known to be Bracken A.A. (q.v)\r\n(c) Evans (1881) 285, 461, 465 Hoard N\u00b0 40\r\n(d) Clinch (1908) 178-9, 181\r\n(e) Thomas & Gunstone (1963) 261\r\n(f) Gunstone (1964) 34\r\n(g) Chitty & Coombs (1967-8) 1-16", "Circumstances": "Found in February 1824 by labourers employed in removing sand from the side of a hill in order to enlarge the rick-yard at Greensborough Farm. At 6ft below surface a grave, cut into the sandstone rock, was found. In it were fragments of bone and a piece of decayed wood. Within a few inches of the west side of the grave, lying in loose sand, a hoard of 21 bronzes was found, together with a lump of lead found in item (10) or (11). The site was examined by Mr W. Hamper who, on 25 March 1824, reported the discovery to Dr S.R. Meyrick, together with drawings of the 23 objects. Reference (a) records the laying of this communication before the Society of Antiquaries on 1 April 1824. This letter, and the sketches of the objects found, appears to have been lost but on 3 January 1934 the late Miss H.M. Anden, sent Miss Chitty (reference g) an old letter (now in the Library of the Society of Antiquaries) found among the MSS of the Rec. J.B. Blakeway which had been acquired by her father the late Pretendary T. Anden. From the sketches of the objects included in the letter, it has been possible to reconstruct the hoard. Reference (g) points out that although Hamper & Meyrick (a) seem to have accepted the association of the bronzes and the bones, this association is by no means certain. The description \"within a few inches of the west side of the grave\" could indicate that they were found just outside the grave, so cannot undeniably be accepted as grave-goods.", "FindAltSiteRel": "Greensborough Farm"}}, {"id": 140273, "created": "2020-05-22T13:06:40.693954", "project_id": 456, "task_id": 84173, "user_id": 2005, "user_ip": null, "finish_time": "2020-05-22T13:07:16.021090", "timeout": null, "calibration": null, "external_uid": null, "media_url": null, "info": {"NGR": "SK 079 / 025", "Site": "STAFFORDSHIRE / SHENSTONE / LOWER STONALL / GAINSBOROUGH HILL FARM", "CollHist": "Lost / \r\nIn 1824, almost certainly in the possession of Captain Tennant R.N. \r\nof Little Aston, Aldridge, Staffs", "Contents": "(1) Sword, leaf-shaped blade, in two pieces\r\n(2) Short sword or dagger\r\n(3) Spearhead\r\n(4) Socket and lower portion of the wings of a spearhead\r\n(5) Tubular ferrule with expanded tip\r\n(6) Tubular ferrule with rounded tip\r\n(7) Socketed object, originally described as a ferrule, but the socket is rather large; if not a ferrule it might be a socket from a spearhead\r\n(8) Broken object, originally described as a ferrule broken in two pieces. It may       be a flattened fragment of a tubular ferrule\r\n(9) Socketed ? gouge (originally described as a spearhead)\r\n(10-11) Two \"non-descripts. Possibly cast bronze hub caps\r\n(12) Ring of semi-circular cross section with two loops\r\n(13-14) Two plain rings\r\n(15-16) Two bag-shape shapes\r\n(17) Socketed axe with three ribs\r\n(18) Plain socketed axe\r\n(19-20) Two palstaves, looped\r\n(21) Fragment of lead (found in items 10 or 11)\r\n(22) Copper ingot", "comments": "", "ArchiveEtc": "/ S.H. 13.5.81", "ContextType": "?", "BiblioSources": "(a) Hamper & Meyrick (1824) 548-9\r\n(b) Anon. \"(1860) 3-4 \"known to be Bracken A.A. (q.v.)\r\n(c) Evans (1881) 285,461, 465 Hoard No.40\r\n(d) Clinch (1908) 178-9 ?111\r\n(e) Thomas & Gunstone (1963) 261\r\n(f) Gunstone (1964) 34\r\n(g) Chitty & Coombs (1967-8) 1-16", "Circumstances": "   Found in February 1824 by labourers employed in removing sand from the side of a hill in order to enlarge the rick-yard at Greensborough Farm.\r\nAt 6 ft. below surface  a grave, cut into the sandstone rock, was found. In it were fragments of bone and a piece of decayed wood. Within a few inches of the west side of the grave, lying in loose sand, a hoard of 21 bronzes was found, together / a lump of lead found in item (10) or (11). The site was examined by \r\nMr. W. Hamper who, on 25 March 1824, reported the discovery to \r\nDr. S.R. Meyrick, together with drawings of the 23 objects. Reference (a) records\r\nthe laying of this communication before the Society of Antiquaries on \r\n1 April 1824. This letter, and the sketches of the objects found, appears to have been lost but on 3 January 1934, the late Miss H.M. Auden sent Miss Chitty\r\n(reference g) an old letter (now in the library of the Society of Antiquaries) found among the MSS of the Rev. J.B. Blakeway which had been acquired by her father\r\nthe late Prebendary T. Auden. From the sketches of the objects included in the letter, it has been possible to reconstruct the hoard. Reference (g) points out that although Hamper & Meyrick (a) seem to have accepted the association of the bronzes and the bones, this association is by no means certain. The description\r\n\"within a few inches of the west side of the grave\" could indicate that they were found just outside the grave, so cannot undeniably be accepted as grave goods.", "FindAltSiteRel": "Greensborough Farm"}}]