Description

Identification note: Erroneously recorded as being from Upton Lovell G2e

Summary: Flat disc of light coloured amber perforated on the edge for use as a pendant, found with the primary inhumation in bowl barrow Wilsford G7, excavated by William Cunnington

Research results

A Bronze Age amber disc-shaped pendant, excavated alongside a number of other amber pendants, a collared urn, grape cup and necklace that were buried with the primary inhumation underneath Bowl Barrow Wilsford G7 by William Cunnington. This pendant was found alongside a number of other beads and pendants, many of which may have been heirlooms by the time of their deposition.

This object was examined as part of the research published in Ritual in Early Bronze Age Grave Goods; a six-year research project carried out by Professor John Hunter and Dr Anne Woodward and funded by the Leverhulme Trust. Aided by a large number of other specialists the pair undertood an exhuastive study examining over 1000 objects held in 13 museums across the country in order to provide an extensive overview of burial practices in the period and identify regional practices.