[{"id": 141566, "created": "2020-06-25T08:08:56.893368", "project_id": 456, "task_id": 84808, "user_id": 580, "user_ip": null, "finish_time": "2020-06-25T08:30:04.387821", "timeout": null, "calibration": null, "external_uid": null, "media_url": null, "info": {"NGR": "SH 555;716", "Site": "WALES;GWYNEDD;[YNYS MON (Isle of Anglesey)];MENAI BRIDGE", "CollHist": "(a) British Museum 81.12-24-1. Item (1) Presented in 1881 by Lord Paget\r\n(b) National Museum of Wales, Cardiff 44.172/1. Purchased. Item (2)\r\n(c) Bangor Museum 2777\r\nHistory\r\nItem (1) was acquired by Lord Clarence Paget before 1877\r\nItem (2) passed into the T.A. Glenn Collection and was eventually purchased by the NMW Cardiff. It was originally acquired by Captain D.W. Griffith\r\nItem (3) was in 1877 in the possession of Mr Richard Davies of Benrhos\r\nItem (4) was in 1877 in the possession of the landlord of the Anglesy Arms, and its whereabouts is unknown\r\nItems (5-8) were dispersed before 1877 and their whereabouts is unknown", "Contents": "(1) Flanged axe decorated with horizontal fluting on lower part of faces, and cable fluting at the sides\r\n(2) Flanged axe as (1) but sides worked into 3 longitudinal facets with rows of oblique punch marks\r\n(3) Flanged axe as (1) but sides worked into two longitudinal facets with rows of oblique grooves in alternate directions\r\n(4) Flanged axe, no details of decoration recorded (lost)\r\n(5-8) Four flanged axes ; details unrecorded (lost)", "comments": "", "ArchiveEtc": "Rec. S.H. 5.12.80", "ContextType": "1a. HOARD (DOUBLE)", "BiblioSources": "(a) Williams (1875) 294\r\n(b) Williams (1877) 206-11\r\n(c) Baynes (1923) 27\r\n(d) Megaw & Hardy (1938) 298 N\u00b0 6\r\n(e) Savory (1947) 117-118\r\n(f) Grimes (1951) 175 N\u00b0 415\r\n(g) Britton (1961) Table 1 Nos 93-4\r\n(h) Britton (1963) 318-9\r\n(i) Lynch (1970) 182-4 Fig. 60\r\n(j) Savory (1980) 115 N\u00b0 259 Fig 18", "Circumstances": "Found in 1874 or 1875 by workmen quarrying for stone close to the Anglesey end of the bridge. They came upon the axes at a depth of 7ft, six under one stone and two under another. The place where they were found is close to the Beaumaris Road, a few yards east of the point where it joins the Holyhead road. The hoard was quickly dispersed and by 1877 the whereabouts of only four were known. All eight axes were described as being very similar, varying only slightly in size, weight and details of decoration.", "FindAltSiteRel": ""}}, {"id": 145291, "created": "2020-08-04T01:56:02.412029", "project_id": 456, "task_id": 84808, "user_id": 658, "user_ip": null, "finish_time": "2020-08-04T02:14:19.228298", "timeout": null, "calibration": null, "external_uid": null, "media_url": null, "info": {"NGR": "SH 555 716", "Site": "Wales, Gwynedd, (Ynys Mon (Isle of Anglesey)), Menai Bridge", "CollHist": "Collection:\r\n(a) British Museum 81.12-24-1 Item (1). Presented in 1881 by Lord Paget.\r\n(b) National  Museum of Wales, Cardiff\r\n      44.172/1. Purchased. Item (2)\r\n(c) Bangor Museum: 2777\r\n\r\nHistory:\r\nItem (1)  was acquired by Lord Clarence Paget before 1877.\r\nItem (2)  passed into the T.A. Glenn Collection and was eventually purchased by the NMW, Cardiff. It was originally acquired by Captain D.W. Griffith.", "Contents": "(1) Flanged axe decorated with horizontal fluting on lower part of faces, and cable fluting at the sides.\r\n(2) Flanged axe as (1) but sides worked into 3 longitudinal facets with rows of oblique punch marks.\r\n(3) Flanged axe as (1) but sides worked into two longitudinal facets with rows of oblique grooves in \r\n     alternate directions.\r\n(4) Flanged axe, no details of decoration recorded (lost).\r\n(5-8) Four flanged axes; details unrecorded (lost).", "comments": "", "ArchiveEtc": "Rec.: S.H. 5.12.80", "ContextType": "1a Hoard (Double)", "BiblioSources": "(a) Williams (1875) 294\r\n(b) Williams (1877) 206-11\r\n(c) Baynes (1923) 27\r\n(d) Megan & Hardy (1938) 298 No. 6\r\n(e) Savory (1947) 117-118\r\n(f) Grimes (1951) 175 No. 415\r\n(g) Britton (1961) Table 1 Nos. 93-4\r\n(h) Britton (1963) 318-9\r\n(i) Lynch (1970) 182-4 Fig. 60\r\n(j) Savory (1980) 115 No. 259, Fig. 18", "Circumstances": "     Found in 1874 or 1875 by workmen quarrying for stone close to the Anglesey end of the bridge. The came upon the axes at a depth of 7 ft., six under one stone and two under another. The place where they were found is close to the Beaumaris Road, a few yards east of the point where it joins the Holyhead Road. The hoard was quickly dispersed and by 1877 the whereabouts of only four were known. \r\n     All eight axes were described as being very similar, varying only slightly in size, weight and details of decoration.", "FindAltSiteRel": ""}}]