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Sarre Grave 123

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posted on 2021-11-10, 15:42 authored by Helena HamerowHelena Hamerow

CXXIII. A child's grave, as shewn by the teeth. Some keys, three beads, and a small piece of mother-of-pearl ; a knife and a ring, both broken; a very small carbuncle set in gold as a pendant [KAS 415]; a slender silver pin, in shape and size exactly like our own ordinary pins, and a pretty specimen of delicate Saxon handicraft.

History

Grave title

Grave

Date excavated

between September and December 1863

Reference

Brent 1866

Page number

176

Sonia Hawkes description

Child's grave. a. keys, b. 3 beads, c. small piece of mother of pearl, d. knife (broken), e. ring (broken), f. pendant of carbuncle set in gold, g. silver pin.