Drawings Anglo-Saxon objects
Object number
LDSAL2020.38.20
Artist/Designer/Maker
Shrapnell, W N - Artist
Production date
Mid 19th century
Material
Paper
Pen
Ink
Wash
Pen
Ink
Wash
Technique
Drawing
Dimensions
Height: 222mm
Width: 170mm
Height (of Mount): 245mm
Width (of Mount): 200mm
Width: 170mm
Height (of Mount): 245mm
Width (of Mount): 200mm
Inscriptions
Inscription content
Brass Celt in the possession of Capt. Shiffner
found near Combe under the Hill on which the Barrows were opened
found near Combe under the Hill on which the Barrows were opened
Inscription content
Instruments found in the Tumuli
Inscription content
Silver Pins
Inscription content
clasp found with the Silver pins, on the breast of a Skeleton.
Instruments, found on the left side of each skeleton in the larger Tumuli - They are of Iron, much decayed by rust
Instruments, found on the left side of each skeleton in the larger Tumuli - They are of Iron, much decayed by rust
Inscription content
WN Shrapnell
References
Reference (free text)
Audrey Meaney, A Gazetteer of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites (London: Allen & Unwin, 1964), p. 115.