Some Iron Age Mediterranean Imports in England 9780904531039, 9781407322827

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Cover
Copyright
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
PART ONE : INTRODUCTION
PART TWO : THE CATALOGUE
PART THREE : DISCUSSION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
REFERENCES

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Some Iron Age Mediterranean Imports in England Peter Harbison &

Lloyd R. Laing

British Archaeological Reports 5 1 974

British Archaeological Reports 122, Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 7BP, England General Editors: A .R. Hands, B.Sc., M.A., D. Phil. Mrs Y.M.Hands D.R. Walker, B.A. Advisory Editors: C.B.Burgess, M.A. Neil Cossons, M.A., F.S.A., F.M.A. Professor B.W .Cunliffe, M.A., Ph.D., F.S.A. Sonia Chadwick Hawkes, B.A., M.A., F.S.A. Professor G.D. B.Jones, M.A., D.Phil., F.S.A. Frances Lynch, M.A., F.S.A. P .A.Mellars, M.A., Ph.D. P .A.Rahtz, M.A., F.S.A.

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SO ME I RON AGE MEDITERRANEAN IMPORTS I N ENGLAND

CONTENTS

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L IST OF I LLUSTRAT IONS

PART ONE: I NTRODUCT ION

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PART TWO: THE CATALOGUE

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PART THREE: D ISCUSS ION

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ACKNOWLEDGE MENTS

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REFERENCES

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L IST OF I LLUSTRAT IONS

PLATES

I a -d

a f ter p age

"Rhod ian" f lagon f ragmen t

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f ro m M inster , K en t

Ia

"Rhod ian" f lagon f ragmen t

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f ro m M inster , K en t

I l b

E truscan b ronze o enochoe

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f ro m N orthampton

I I

E truscan b ronze o enochoe

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f ro m N orthampton

I V

F lagon w ith t refo i l-shaped mou th f ro m R iver C rouch , E ssex

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PART ONE

: I NTRODUCT ION

T he q uest ion o f whether a n u mber o f I ta l ic I ron Age o b jects s a id t o h ave b een f ound i n E ng land w ere g enu ine ly i mported i n to t he c oun try i n t he I ron a ge , o r e ven i n a nt iqu ity , h as b een s i m mer ing q u iet ly s ince t he p ub l ic a t ion o f t he I t a l ic b ronze s k i l let a nd j ug f ro m t he Ay lesford c e metery i n 1 890 .1 T hese were t he f i rst r e l iab ly a u then t ica ted p re-Ro man I t a l ic f i nds t o h ave b een d iscovered i n B r ita in , b u t t ha t t hey were b y n o means t he o n ly o nes was made c lear b y R idgeway a nd Sm ith , who r ead a p aper i n 1 906

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d raw ing

a t ten t ion t o ac ons iderab le n u mber o f I ta l ic f ibu lae h oused i n E ng l ish a nd S cot t ish museums a nd b ear ing B r it ish p rovenances . T he a u thors p o in ted o ut t ha t n ot a s ing le o ne o f t hese f i bu lae c ou ld b e c onc lus ive ly p roved t o b e a g enu ine I ron Age i mport , a nd s uggested t ha t wh i le i t was n everthe less l ike ly t hat a n umber o f t hese b rooches h ad r eached E ng land i n a nc ien t t imes , t here were p robab ly many o thers wh ich h ad b een g iven B r it ish l oca l it ies t o e nhance t he ir v a lue . B y t he t ime t he n ex t -a nd more c o mprehens ive - s urvey c a me t o b e c o mp i led b y D . B . Harden i n 1 950 ,3 t he n umber o f Eng l ish b rooches o f I t a l ic a nd o ther f ore ign o r ig ins d a t ing f ro m t he n in th t o t he f our th c entury B . C . h ad s wo l len t o as urpr is ing t o ta l o f 7 8 .

Harden was a b le t o s how t ha t w ith f ew

e xcept ions , t he f indspots o f t hese f ibu lae were c on f ined t o S ou th-Eastern Eng land , af act wh ich wou ld b e s urpr is ing i fa l l o f t he m were modern l osses , o r e ven R o man i mports . H e n oted , t oo , t ha t i t wou ld b e u n l ike ly t ha t modern c o l lectors wou ld h ave c oncen trated e n t ire ly u pon I t a l ic f i bu lae w ithou t i nadverten t ly a l low ing s o me G reek e xamp les t o s l ip i n to t he ir c o l lect ions . Harden 's s urvey a lso i nc luded a n u mber o f b ronze v esse ls a nd Greek o r I t a l iote p ot tery a s we l l a s c o ins , many o f wh ich h e r egarded a s g enu ine , b u t a t t he s ame t ime h ew ise ly i n o ur v iew r e jected t he a u then t ic ity o f s o me o f t he p o t tery f i nds . H arden a rgued t ha t t here was a" re markab ly l arge g roup o f t hese t h ings wh ich d o n ot s ee m c apab le o f b e ing e xp la ined a s R o man

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i mports , a nd a re , e qua l ly , n ot f ound i n p laces where t hey wou ld b e l ike ly t o b e d ropped b y modern c o l lectors" .

T he A y lesford b ronzes ,

h e c on t inued ,

" leave n o g rounds f or d ispu t ing t ha t a t l east a l arge p ropor t ion o ft he o thers a re g enu ine p re-Ro man i mports" . D esp ite a c oncen tra t ion o f c o ins i nS ou thWestern E ng land , h e a rgued f or t he ir a rr iva l i n Eng land b y al and-route a cross t he A lps a nd d own t he Rh ine , r a ther t han b y as ea r oute d irect f ro m t he Med iterranean . More r ecen t ly , o ne o f u s ( L . R . L . ) d iscussed p ot tery a nd c o ins l arge ly f ro m t he West C ountry i n r e la t ion t o ap oss ib le Greek t i n t rade w i th C ornwa l l . 4 Most o f t he p ot tery f ound i n t he S ou th- West was r egarded a s d ub ious , t hough a k y l ix f ro m n ear Read ing ( Cata logue N o . 5 , b e low ) was a ccepted a s g enu ine . On t he s ub ject o f c o ins , La ing s tated t ha t " we c an s ay w ith s ome c on f idence t ha t s o me o f t he G reek c o ins f ro m B r ita in a re modern l osses , s o me c a me h ere i n R o man t imes , a nd a f ew v ery p robab ly a re I ron Age l osses" . He a dver ted t o t he f act t ha t t he d istr ibu t ion o f G reek c o ins c o inc ided much b et ter w ith t ha t o f t he impor ted p ot tery t han w ith t hat o f modern c o l lectors , t hus s treng then ing t he a rgu men t i n f avour o f t he g enu ineness o f s o me o f t he f inds . I n t h is monograph , s o me s ign if ican t b u t u npub l ished i t e ms o f p ot tery a nd b ronze a re p resented i n s o me d eta i l , a nd a re p laced i n c hrono log ica l o rder a longs ide s o me o f t he a lready we l l-known ma ter ia l , e ven i ft he g enu ineness o f s o me o f i ti s i n d oub t . A lthough u nequ ivoca l a ccoun ts o f t he c ircumstances o f t he f ind ing o f t he i t e ms p resen ted h ere f or t he f i rst t ime a re n ot a lways f or thco m ing f or p urposes o f a uthent icat ion , i t i s a rgued t ha t t he g enu ineness o f an u mber o f t he m i s s treng thened when c ons idered a ga inst t he b ackground o f t he p a t tern o f C on t inenta l e xport a r id d istr ibu t ion o f wh ich n ineteenth c en tury d ea lers a nd c o l lectors k new l i t t le o r n oth ing . T h is s ame p a t tern h e lps t o d ist ingu ish t he a nc ien t f ro m t he modern l osses amongst t he o ther f i nds l i sted i n t he C a ta logue i n Part Two , a s we b e l ieve t ha t an umber o f f i nds c an b e r e jected b ecause n o o ther e xa mp les o f t he t ype h ave b een f ound o u ts ide t he Med iterranean . U s ing t h is c r iter ium , c erta in f i nds wh ich h ave b een a ccepted a s g enu ine b y o thers h ave b een d is m issed a s s pur ious b y u s .

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PART TWO

: THE CATALOGUE Winchester , Han ts .

P roto-Cor in th ian B ow l ( Skyphos ) C irca 7 00 B . C . P resen t l oca t ion : W inchester Museum C ircu mstances o f f i nd ing : ' Found i n W inchester '

Th is v esse l i s i n b u f f ware w ith a b and o f g eo metr ic p a in ted d ecora t ion b e low t he r im . T he o n ly r eason f or s uppos ing t ha t i t was f ound i n Winchester i s a n e ntry i n t he 1 853 Winchester Museu m C a ta logue , d escr ib ing i ta s a n ' Atheni an v ase , f ound i n W inchester ' .5

Noth ing f ur ther i s k nown a bou t i t , a nd i n

v iew o f t he f act t ha t Frot h-Cor in th ian p ot tery was n ot e x tens ive ly t raded o uts ide t he Med iterranean a rea , i tc an a l most c erta in ly b e r egarded a s a s tray f ro m a n e igh teen th o r n ineteen th c en tury c o l lect ion . A u thent ic ity : V ery d oubt fu l 2 .

Barn E l ms , n ear L ondon

I t a l ic Cup 7 th c en tury B . C . P resen t l oca t ion : B r it ish Museu m , L ondon

C ircu mstances o f f i nd ing : S a id t o h ave b een f ound i n t he g rave l o n t he b anks o f t he T hames 6 Th is p o t tery c up w ith u pstand ing h and les i s a lready we l l-known , a s i t h as b een p ub l ished a n umber o f t imes . H owever , w ith r egard t o t he g enu ineness o f t he f i nd , Professor H awkes h as p o in ted o u t t o u s i n al et ter t ha t t he g rave l i n wh ich i ti s s a id t o h ave b een f ound may h ave b een b rough t f ro m t he P oo l o f London b y t he T ha mes C onservancy B oard , s o t ha t i n t heory t he c up c ou ld h ave c ome f ro m a nywhere . I ti s a l most c erta in ly a modern l oss . A u then t ic ity : D oubt fu l

3

3 . _

"Rhod ian" F lagon F ragment ( P l . Ia -d , H a )

M inster , K en t

La te 7 th/Ear ly 6 th c en tury B . C . P resen t l oca t ion : C ity Museu m a nd A r t Ga l lery , B ir m ingha m C a t . N o . 6 87 '53 C ircu mstances o f f ind ing : N ot r ecorded T h is u npub l ished f ragmen t was p resented t o t he Museu m i n B ir m ingham b y Mrs . Ed ith P rent ice i n 1 953 .

I t was r epor ted t o h ave b een f ound a t M inster ,

b u t n o f urther d eta i ls a re a va i lab le . I t measures 9 .1 cm . w ide b y 7 .5 cm . h igh , a nd h as a n o vera l l b lack c o lour c o mposed o f ab as ic o x ide p a t ina w i th s o me l ight g reen a nd b lue c arb ona te c orros ion p roducts .7 T he s urv iv ing f rag men t , wh ich a ppears t o b e h o l low c ast , c ons ists o f t he h and le a t tachmen t w ith d isc t erm ina ls , d ecora ted w ith a n o rna menta l p a l met te . T he h and le i t se lf i s m iss ing . T he f ragmen t f or med p art o f as o-ca l led "Rhod ian" f lagon - a t ype d iscussed b y J acobstha l , p art icu lar ly i n t he l igh t o f t hose f ound i n Ha l lsta t t g raves n orth o f t he A lps .8

H e p o in ted o u t t ha t t hese f lagons w ere f ound n ot

o n ly i n I t a ly , b u t a lso a t V i ls ingen 9 a nd K appe l1 0 a nd Pertu is ( Vauc luse ) i n F rance .1 1

i n S outh-Western G er many ,

T here i s af urther u nprovenanced

e xamp le i n t he Musee B or6 1y i n Marse i l les a nd a nother i n t he Musee d e l a V i l le i n V ienne i n t he Rhöne v a l ley ,1 2

t hough d oub ts h ave b een e xpressed

a bou t t he F rench p rovenance o f t he l a t ter p iece .1 3

D en B oesterd h as p ub-

l i shed a n u nprovenanced h and le o f as im i lar f lagon f ro m t he K am C o l lect ion i n N i j megen .1 4

D oubts s urround t he o r ig in o f many o f t he i t ems i n t h is

c o l lect ion , b u t wh i le t here i s n oth ing t o p rove t ha t t he h and le may h ave b een f ound i n t he N e ther lands , t he a l leged d iscovery o f t he h and le f ragmen t i n Ken t a t l east makes i t s Du tch p rovenance l ess u n l ike ly . Camporea le h as r ecen t ly l i sted t wo f urther e xa mp les f rom V etu lon ia ,1 5

a nd w e c an n ow a dd

t wo n ew ly-pub l ished S pan ish e xa mp les - o ne f ro m H ue lva a nd t he o ther b ough t i n G ranada a round 1 900 .1 6

F or J acobstha l , t hese f l agons w ere p robab ly o f

R hod ian o r ig in -h ence t he n a me - a nd were d a tab le t o t he f i rs t h a lf o f t he s ixth c en tury B . C . B u t F rey h as d e monstra ted t ha t t hey a re n o t Rhod ian b u t were manu factured i n E trur ia ,1 7

a nd h e a lso p o in ted o u t t ha t t hey d ate f ro m

t he l ast t h ird o f t he s even th c en tury t i l l a tl east t he f i rst q uar ter i fn o t t he

4

f i rst h a l f o f t he 6 th c en tury B . C .1 8

We w i l l s carce ly g o f ar wrong i f we

d a te o ur K ent ish s pec i men t o t he s ame p er iod . T he f ind c ircu mstances o f t h is f ragmen t s hed l i t t le l ight o n i t s g enu ineness .

T he f act t ha t v ery f ew i t e ms o f I t a l ic o r ig in were b e ing t raded

n orthwards a cross t he A lps , a nd t ha t p ract ica l ly n one o f t hese o ther t han f ibu lae c an b e p roved t o h ave r eached E ng land b y t he m idd le o f t he s ix th c entury B . C . wou ld n ot a rgue i n f avour o f t he f i nd .

N everthe less ,

t he

d iscovery o f o ther "Rhod ian" f lagons i n s ou thern G er many , d oes s how t ha t t h ese v esse ls were b e ing t raded o ver t he A lps , t hus mak ing t he ir p resence i n s ou thern E ng land p oss ib le , i fn ot n ecessar i ly l ike ly . A u thent ic ity : P oss ib le , b u t b y n o means c erta in

4 .

C or in th ian j ug

T he Medway , n ear C ha tham

c irca 5 50 B . C . P resent l oca t ion : C ircu mstances o f f i nd ing : F ound i n t he b ank o r t he b ed o f t he Medway i n 1 871 Th is C or inth ian j ug d a t ing f ro m a round t he m idd le o f t he 6 th c en tury B . C . was e xh ib ited b y Mr . L egge t t a t t he S oc ie ty o f An t iquar ies i nL ondon i n1 935 .1 9 Mr . L egget t s a id t ha t h is f a ther h ad s een i t b e ing d ug u p d ur ing e xtens ion work a t Chatha m d ockyard i n 1 871 .

A lthough t he i n for mat ion a bou t t he

d iscovery o f t he j ug i s more p rec ise t han i n many o f t he o ther c ases c a tal ogued h ere , t he a l most c omp lete l ack o f C or in th ian p ot tery f ro m g enu ine a rchaeo log ica l c ontex ts n or th o f t he A lps s uggests t ha t t he f ind b e l abe l led a s al ike ly modern l oss . A u then t ic ity : L ike ly t o b e a modern l oss 5 .

G reek Ky l ix

T ha mes , n ear R ead ing

L a te 6 th c entury B . C . P resen t l oca t ion : R ead ing Museu m C ircu mstances o f f i nd ing :

S a id t o h ave b een d redged f ro m t he T ha mes , p robab ly s o mewhere n ear R ead ing

B oon p ub l ished t h is A t t ic r ed-f igure k y l ix b y t he P ithos p a inter i n 1 958 ,

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PLATES I a -d

"Rhod ian" f lagon f ragmen t f ro m M inster , Ken t ( Ca ta logue n o . 3 )

I a ( upper l ef t )

:

R im , f ron t v iew ( l eng th 9 .1 cm . )

l b ( upper r igh t ) :

R im , t op v iew

I c ( l ower l e f t )

:

R im , b ack v iew

I d ( l ower r igh t ) :

R im , u nders ide

P hotos : B ir m ingha m Museum

PLATES Ha - b

Ha:

"Rhod ian" f lagon f rag ment f ro m M inster , Ken t ( Cata logue n o . 3 ) : T er m ina l d isc . Photo : B ir m ingha m Museum

l i b : E truscan b ronze o enochoe f ro m Northa mpton ( Ca ta logue n o . 7 ) : Anchor t er m ina t ion o f h and le . Hunt C o l lect ion . Photo : I an F in lay

PLATE I I

E truscan b ronze o enochoe f ro m Northampton ( Cata logue n o . 7 )

Hunt C o l lect ion . Photo : I an F in lay

2 0 a l though i th ad b een p urchased b y t he R ead ing Museum a s f ar b ack a s 1 896 . A s t he l ime d epos it o n i t s s urface c orresponds t o t ha t o n o ther r iver ine f i nds , t here wou ld t hus a ppear t o b e n o g ood r eason t o d oubt t ha t t h is k y l ix was g enu ine ly d redged f ro m t he T ha mes . A u thent ic ity : P robab ly g enu ine

6 .

Nu tbourne , S ussex

Magna G raec ia T erraco t ta c irca 5 00 B . C .

P resen t l oca t ion : F or mer ly i n Worth ing Museum , b u t l os t d ur ing t h e l ast war C ircu mstances o f f i nd ing :

P loughed u p i n af i e ld

Harden was t he f i rst t o p ub l ish t h is t erracot ta , wh ich i s n ow , u n fortuna te ly , l ost .2 1

I ti s i n R ipe Archa ic s ty le , a nd i s a t tr ibu tab le o n s ty l is t ic g rounds

t o aw orkshop i n Magna G raec ia . , p robab ly S ic i ly .2 2 p r ized b y c o l lectors , a nd h ave n ever b een f ound i n i zed a reas , a s t hey were n ot t raded .

G reek t erracot tas a re E urope o u ts ide He l len-

T h is s hou ld p robab ly b e r egarded a s

ac o l lector 's s tray . Au thent ic ity : P robab ly a modern l oss

7 .

E truscan B ronze O enochoe ( P l . I b ,

I I )

N ortha mp ton

L a te 6 th/F irst h a lf 5 th c entury B . C . P resen t l oca t ion : C o l lect ion Mr . a nd Mrs . J ohn H unt , B a i ly , Co . D ub l in C ircu mstances o f f i nd ing : O ld l abe l o n t he n eck s ta tes " Oenochoe f ound a t N orthampton 1 864 f ro m J .P ." T h is o enochoe may h ave c o me e i ther f ro m t he B a l l c o l lect ion i n S t . A lbans , o r f ro m a N orthamptonsh ire c o l lect ion s o ld a t S otheby 's p robab ly b efore t he l ast war .

T he v esse l i s 2 4 .5 cm . h igh , a nd h as a max i mu m d iameter o f

1 4 .5 cm .

I ti s t hus o ne o f t he more s qua t e xamp les o f i t s t ype , w ith a b road

b ody l ead ing i n ag radua l c urve t o aw ide n eck ; t he mou th a nd s pou t r ise g radua l ly i n t he s ame p lane .

T he h and le , w h ich i s a t tached b y ar ivet , i so f

c rude w orkmansh ip a nd b e longs t o t he c o mmon t ype w ith a nchor t er m ina t ion a t t he l ower e nd a nd w ith a p o in ted b u lbous t er m ina t ion a t t he mouth .

T he

f la t tened r im o f t he s pou t a nd t he b ody n ear t he l ower e nd o f t he h and le h ave 6

b oth b een s l ight ly d a maged . Much o f t he s ur face i sc overedw ith a g reen ishwh ite p a t ina wh ich i s p ar t ly d is in tegra t ing . T he c lass ic work o n s uch v esse ls i s b y J acobstha l a nd L angsdor f f , who d e monstra ted a n E truscan o r ig in f or t he m a nd s uggested a d a te i n t he f i rst h a lf o f t he f i f th c en tury B . C .2 3

Aga in i t was F rey who i nd ica ted t ha t t he

i mporta t ion o f t hese o enochoa i i n to t he a rea n orth o f t he A lps h ad a lready b egun i n t he s econd h a lf o f t he s ix th c en tury B . C .2 4 g rave f ro m Ha t ten i n A lsace 2 5

T he l ate s ix th c entury

c onta ined a n o enochoe w ith a h and le v ery

s im i lar t o t he Northa mpton s pec i men , b u t , a s F rey p o in ted o u t , t he s imp le a nchor t er m ina t ion h ad a l ong l i fe , a nd c an t hus b e e ar ly o r l a te . I f we a re t o r e ly o n t he t ypo logy s uggested b y S z i la , g y i2 6

whereby t he mou ths

a nd

b eaks o f e ar l ier v esse ls a re o n t wo d i f ferent p lanes , whereas t hose i n t he l ater s er ies a re i n as tra igh t l ine , t hen t he N ortha mpton e xamp le wou ld b e s o mewha t l a ter i n t he s er ies . B u t t he H a t ten o enochoe s hows t ha t t h is t ypo logy i s n ot wa tert igh t . I ts hou ld n ot b e f orgot ten t ha t t he F rench g rave f ro m S o mme B ionne i n t he Marne s hows t ha t o enochoa i were s t i l l i n u se i f n ot a ctua l ly s t i l lb e ing manu factured a s l a te a s a bou t 4 20 B . C .

We must

l eave t he d ate o f t he N orthampton f lagon a n o pen q uest ion , b u t i ti s l ike ly t ha t i t wou ld b e long w ith t he ma jor ity o f i t s p eers i n t he f i rst h a lf o f t he f i f th c en tury B . C ., i fn ot a l i t t le b e fore . T he Museum a nd A r t G a l lery o f t he C oun ty B orough o f N orthampton h ave n o k now ledge o f t he d iscovery o f t he v esse l . N ot e ven t he i n it ia ls J .P . g iven o n t he l abe l a t tached t o t he n eck c an b e i den t i f ied .

W .R ober t Moore ,

t he Museu m 's Archaeo log ica l A ss istan t , h as i n formed u s , h owever , t hat t here was a J ohn P h ipps who was mayor o f t he t own i n 1 862 , mag istrate i n 1 864 , a n H onorary Cura tor o f F ine A r ts , P r in ts a nd E tch ings i n 1 884 a nd a me mber o f t he N or thampton Museum C omm it tee f ro m a t l east 1 884 u n t i l 1 889 . J ohn Ph ipps may h ave b een t he p erson whose i n it ia ls a ppear o n t he l abe l , b u t t h is i s p ure s pecu la t ion , a s we h ave n o f ur ther i n for ma t ion o ther t han t ha t p rov ided b y t he l abe l . An u mber o f R o man i t e ms c ame t o l igh t s porad ica l ly a t a nd a round a q uarry a t Duston o n t he o u tsk ir ts o f N or thampton f or s o me y ears a f ter 1 859 ,

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a nd t he s usp ic ion c ou ld a r ise - p ar t icu lar ly i n v iew o f t he a bsence o f a ny o ther p re-Ro man ma ter ia l f ro m t he s i te - t ha t a n a t te mpt may h ave b een made t o a ssoc ia te a modern c o l lector 's p iece w ith f i nds f ro m D uston . B u t , a s a ga inst t ha t , a l l t he f inds f ro m Duston were p ub l ished i n 1 871 b y S harp 2 7 -t he man who h ad g a thered a nd h ad h e lped t o c o l lect t he m - a nd h e made n o men t ion o f a ny b ronze v esse ls f ro m t he s i te , s o t ha t t h is s usp ic ion may b e d is m issed . B u t a s ag rea t n umber o f o enochoa i were e xported f ro m E trur ia t o a reas n orth o f t he A lps ( see D iscuss ion , b e low ) t here i s n oth ing i nhere n t ly improbab le i n t he N or thampton o enochoe h av ing r eached E ng land i n I ron Age t imes . C er ta in ly t he c on t inen ta l d istr ibu t ion o f o enochoa i d iscuss ed b e low o n p age

2 1f .

p rov ide u s w ith n o c o mpe l l ing r eason t o d is m iss

t he e v idence o f t he l abe l t ha t t he s pec i men u nder c ons idera t ion r ea lly was f ound i n N or thampton . A u then t ic ity : P robab ly g enu ine

8 .

F lagon w ith T refo i l-shaped Mou th ( P l . I V )

R iver C rouch , E ssex

F irst h a lf 5 th c entury B . C . P resen t l oca t ion :C he l msford a nd E ssex Museu m , Che l msford . I nv . N o . B .18563 C ircu mstances o f f ind ing : F ound i n t he b ed o f t he R iver C rouch i n 1 912 b y Mr . I .F r ipp , o f Hock ley , a nd d ona ted t o t he Museu m b y R . G . Wi l l i men t , B ren twood , o n N ove mber 7 th , 1 933 . T h is E truscan f lagon w ith t re fo i l-shaped mou th i s n ow r ound-bot to med , b u t i t must o nce h ave h ad a r ingfoot a t tached t o i to n wh ich i ts tood . I t s p resen t h e igh t i s a bou t 2 1 cm . T he g rea test c ircu m ference i s h igh u p o n t he b ody o f t he v esse l , a nd a s hor t s hou lder g l ides o ver t o t he n eck w ith i t s t refo i ls haped mou th . T he l ower t er m ina t ion o f t he h and le i s f or med b y a n e gg mot if , b e low wh ich t here a re a nchorl ike t erm ina ls a nd a p a l me t te .

T he

s urv iv ing u pper t erm ina t ion h as a s i t t ing l i on w ith u pr ight h ead , a nd i n t he c en tre i s a nother l i on 's h ead whose mane r uns b ack d own t he h and le .

A

c er ta in amoun t o f u ncer ta in ty e x ists i n t he Museu m 's r ecords a s t o whether t he h and le b e longs , a s i th as b een r e- moun ted s ince t he v esse l c a me i nto

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t he Museu m 's p ossess ion .

I t may h ave b een c on fused w ith a ( Ro man? )

h and le f ro m Dunmow - t he p rovenance a t p resen t g iven f or i to n t he c ard i n t he e xh ib it ion c ase .

H owever , t here i s as trong l ike l ihood t ha t t he h and le

d oes b e long , a s o ther v esse ls o f t he t ype w ith s o mewhat s im i lar h and les a re k nown f ro m I t a ly . T he o n ly o ther c o mp lete b ronze v esse l w ith t refo i l mou th k nown t o 2 8 h ave b een f ound n orth o f t he A lps i s t ha t f ro m Ha t ten .

Bu t G iess ler a nd

Kraf tp ub l ished a f ur ther mouth f ragmen t f ro m G undl ingen n ear F re iburg 2 , 9 a nd J .-P . Mohen h as k ind ly i n for med u s o f t he e x istence o f t he l ower p art o f ag lobu lar v esse l w ith l i ons o n t he h and le wh ich was p robab ly f ound a t Mene t ( Canta l ) a nd wh ich i s n ow i n t he Musse d es An t iqu ites Na t iona les i n S t . G erma in-en-Laye ( I nv . No . 3 1 .651 ) .

B ut a s we h ave n ot s een t h is F rench

s pec imen , we a re n ot i n ap os it ion t o j udge h ow f ar i s c o mpares w ith t he R iver C rouch f l agon . T he Ha t ten j ug h as a l arge f la t b ase , a nd g enera l ly h as af orm d i ffer ing f ro m t ha t o f t he R iver C rouch v esse l ,

t he o n ly f ea ture

c o mmon t o b o th ( o ther t han t he s hape o f t he mou th ) b e ing t he p resence o f t he l ion 's h ead a t t he t op o f t he h and le . H owever , t he b est p ara l le ls f or b oth h and le a nd b ody o f t he R iver C rouch f l agon a re f ound i n I t a ly , a lthough t he ir f indspots a re b y n o means a lways k nown . T he h and le t er m ina t ing i n t he s ea ted l i on w ith h ead e rect i s p ara l le led i n c erta in u nprovenanced p ieces d iscussed a nd i l lustra ted b y B rown ,3 0

b u t t he ir s te ms a re more f aceted

t han t ha t o f t he R iver C rouch e xa mp le . T he o n ly c o mpar ison f or t he e ggl ike mot i f a bove t he p a l met te i s o n as o mewha t s tock ier t mprovenanced h and le i l lus tra ted b y B abe lon a nd B lanchet .3 1

T he b ody o f t he R iver C rouch j ug

b e longs t o as er ies o f v esse ls d iscussed b y Mag i ;3 2

wh i lst most o f t hese

h ave t he more c onstr icted mouth t yp ica l o f t he o enochoa i , s o me h ave t he b roader mou th s een i n t he E ssex j ug . T he b ody-shape a nd l i on h and le a re c omb ined i n av esse l f rom V u lc i i l lustra ted b y S chumacher ,3 3

t hough h ere

t he s i t t ing l i on i s r ep laced b y as i mp le l i on 's h ead . Av esse l f ro m C u mae3 4 h as a s l igh t ly t a l ler n eck , a nd a b e l ly r ather t han a s hou lder ; i t s h and le , t hough more f aceted t han t he R iver C rouch o ne , d oes b ear t he e gg mot if a nd h as s eated l i ons , b u t b etween t hese t here i s ap a l met te , a nd t here a re r a ms ' h eads o n t he l ower t erm ina t ion o f t he h and le . Wh i le we c an f i nd n o e xact

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PLATE I V

F lagon w ith t re fo i l-shaped mouth f ro m R iver C rouch , Essex ( Ca ta logue n o . 8 ) .

C he l msford a nd E ssex Museu m .

Photo : D oug las H . C ro me

p ara l le l f or b oth v esse l a nd h and le t oge ther , we may a ccep t t ha t b oth r epresen t a n E truscan t ype wh ich B rown s ays i s ' most ly o f t he f irst h a l f o f t he f i f th c en tury ', 3 5

a nd i ti s i n t h is h a lf c entury t ha t we s hou ld p robab ly

p lace t he manu facture o f t he R iver C rouch j ug . A lthough a l most 2 0 y ears e lapsed b etween t he a l leged d iscovery o f t he v esse l i n t he R iver C rouch a nd t he r ecord ing o f i t s d iscovery when i t w as d ona ted t o t he Museum , t here i s n o s trong r eason t o d oub t i t s g enu ineness , p ar t icu lar ly i n v iew o f t he f act t ha t o ther v esse ls w ith t refo i l-shaped mouths a re k nown t o h ave b een t raded a cross t he A lps . I t s c oasta l l oca t ion f ac ing t he C on t inen t , a nd i t s p rox im ity t o t he T hames e stuary where a n u mber o f o ther i mpor ts a re k nown , c an o n ly s treng then t he a rgu ment . Authen t ic ity : P robab ly g enu ine

9 .

S tatue o f T ur ms

U f f ington ,

Berksh ire

c irca 4 80-460 B . C . P resen t l ocat ion : A sh mo lean Museum , Ox ford C ircumstances o f f ind ing : S a id t o h ave b een f ound a t U f f ing ton o ver a c entury a go T h is s ta tuet te o f T ur ms h as a lready b een p ub l ished b y R i is .3 6

He a t tr ibu tes

i tt o t he Vu lc i s choo l , a nd s uggested a d a te i n t he s even t ies o r s ixt ies o f t he f i f th c en tury B . C .

I ti s a l most c erta in ly a c o l lector 's p iece , a s s tatuet tes

were n ever t raded . Authen t ic ity : V ery d oubt fu l

1 0 .

C ordoned S itu la

Weybr idge , S urrey

5 th c en tury B . C . P resen t l ocat ion : B r it ish Museu m , L ondon C ircu mstances o f f i nd ing :

F ound i n ag rave l d epos it u nder 4 metres o f s and a nd c lay

T h is s i tu la i s a lready s o we l l k nown 3 7

t ha t i tn eed o n ly b e men t ioned i n p ass-

i ng h ere . T he t ype h as b een d iscussed i n d eta i l r ecen t ly b y S t jernqu ist3 8 w ho s how

i t s d istr ibu t ion t o e x tend t o F rance , B e lg ium a nd e lsewhere . The

1 0

B e lg ian e xa mp le a t E ygenb i lsen3 9

d a t ing f ro m t he f i f th c entury B . C .

i s

p resumab ly c on te mporary , a nd l ends o bv ious we igh t t o t he g enu ineness o f t he Weybr idge f ind . A u then t ic ity : A l most c erta in ly g enu ine

1 1 .

F our Red-F igure A t t ic L eky tho i

Ha lamann ing , C ornwa l l

5 th c entury B . C . P resent l oca t ion :

?

C ircu mstances o f f i nd ing : N o d eta i ls r ecorded F our f unerary l eky tho i a re r epu ted t o h ave b een f ound a t Ha lamann ing , P enw ith , i n C ornwa l l . 40

T he f i nd i s i m med ia te ly s uspect a s l eky tho i were made

f or g raves a nd n ever t raded . I nvest iga t ion s hows t ha t t hey c ame f ro m t he c o l lec t ion o f a man who b ought most o f h is a n t iqu it ies i n L ondon a nd a f terwards a scr ibed t he m t o l oca l f indspots . Ha lamann ing was af arm h e u sed t o v is it f requent ly . 41 A u thent ic ity : A modern h oax

1 2 .

T hree Pot tery V esse ls

T e ignmou th , D evon

4 th c entury B . C . P resen t l oca t ion : T orquay Museum C ircu mstances o f f i nd ing : s a id t o h ave b een f ound t ogether i n a n a rt if ic ia l c ave a t T e ignmou th O f t hese t hree v esse ls wh ich c an b e a t tr ibu ted t o t he 4 th c en tury B . C ., o ne i s a n A t t ic d r ink ing c up o f b o lsa l s hape , b lack-g lazed a nd d a t ing f rom t he s econd h a lf o f t he c en tury . T he s econd i s a n o enochoe w ith t refo i l mou th i n l igh t g rey ware a nd p art ia l r ed g laze , wh ich c ou ld c once ivab ly b e e ven s l ight ly l a ter t han t he 4 th c entury . T he t h ird i s at wo-hand led b ow l , s im i lar i n f abr ic a nd g laze t o t he o enochoe .4 2

N o th ing f urther i s k nown a bou t t he f i nd o ther t han wha t i s

s ta ted a bove , b u t i t wou ld n ot a ppear t ha t t hese t hree v esse ls c onst itu te a modern l oss . T he f act t ha t a l l t hree a re t ypes wh ich were i n u se s ystad ia l ly i n t he E ast Med iterranean m igh t s upport t he t heory t ha t t hey a re a g enu ine a ssoc ia t ion . No t e nough w as k nown a bou t H e l len ist ic p ot tery i n t he n ineteen th c entury t o ' f ake ' ag roup l i ke t h is . 1 1

Au then t ic ity : P robab ly g enu ine

1 3 .

B ronze J ug

T ewkesbury , G loucestersh ire

4 th c entury B . C . P resen t l oca t ion : B r it ish Museum , L ondon

I nv . No . 1 903 .2 -14 . 1

C ircumstances o f f i nd ing : N ot r ecorded T he B r it ish Museum G u ide t o Ear ly I ron A ge An t iqu it ies 43

i l lustrated t h is

b ronze j ug w i th h igh s tand ing h and le . I ts tands 1 3 cm . h igh f rom b ase t o r im , t he h and le r is ing f ur ther t o g ive a t o ta l h e igh t o f 1 7 .5 cm . I ti s i n p oor c ond it ion , most o f o ne s ide o f t he j ug b e ing m iss ing , a nd t he g reen a nd b rown s urface b e ing r ough a nd c ru mb l ing . I tb e longs t o at ype o f E truscan j ug w ith f ree s wung h and le ( f or h ook ing o n t o as upport ) wh ich d a tes f rom t he f ourth c en tury B . C . a nd wh ich h as p ara l le ls f rom V u lc i a nd f ro m C ertosa d i B o logna . 44 Au then t ic ity : G enu ineness p oss ib le , b u t n ot v ery p robab le

1 4 .

B ronze J ug

B a th

4 th c en tury B . C . Presen t l oca t ion : Ba th Museum C ircu mstances o f f ind ing : N ot r ecorded T h is i s aj ug s im i lar i n t ype a nd d a te t o t ha t f ro m T ewksebury ( No . 1 3 , a bove ), t hough d i f fer ing f ro m i ti n t ha t i t s h and le t er m ina tes i n ah oof .4 5

The a t tr i-

b u t ion o f l oca t ion i s o n t he b as is o f a n o ld l abe l . A s s o meone i n t he l ast c en tury may h ave a t te mpted t o p ass i to f f a s R o man , t h ink ing t ha t Ba th w ou ld b e as u itab le p rovenance , t he g enu ineness o f t h is f ind s hou ld b e l ooked u pon w ith c onsiderab le s usp ic ion , p art icu lar ly i n v iew o f t he f act t ha t n o o ther e xamp les - o ther t han t he p oss ib le s pec i men f ro m T ewkesbury -a re k nown n or th o f t he A lps , a nd a lso i n t he l igh t o f t he a l most t o ta l d isappearance o f E truscan e xports n or thwards i nt he 4 th c entury B .C . ( see b e low ,p ages 2 1 ,25f .) Au then t ic ity : P robab ly s pur ious

1 2

1 5 .

Twe lve Greek V esse ls

S e lsey B i l l , S ussex

6 th -2 nd c en tury B . C . P resent l oca t ion : B r it ish Museu m C ircu mstances o f f i nd ing : T hree s epara te f inds , n ot we l l d ocu mented . Two were made b y af i sher man , t he t h ird b y H eron-A l len who p ub l ished t he m46 On t hree o ccas ions g roups o f v esse ls were f ound i n t he s a me p lace a t S e lsey B i l l . Al arge n umber a re l ekytho i o r s qua t l ekytho i , wh ich l ike t hose f ro m Ha lamann ing ( Ca ta logue N o . 1 1 , a bove ) were made f or g raves a nd n ot t raded . A lthough s o me o f t he v esse ls , s uch a s a n I vy L ea f l ekythos a nd a Pa l met te l eky thos , a re t ypes wh ich a re f requen t ly f ound t ogether i n g raves o f t he m id f i f th c en tury - a s c an b e s een f ro m Graves 4 31 a nd 3 53 i n t he N . E . C e metery a t C or in th47

o r G rave 4 53 a t O lyn thus 48

-t he c hrono log ica l r ange o f t he

who le S e lsey B i l l g roup i s v ery w ide . T he e ar l iest d a tes f ro m t he l a te s ix th c entury B . C . a nd t he l a test , al a mp o f Broneer 's C lass X I I , d a tes f ro m t he l a te t h ird o r e ar ly s econd c en tury B . C . 49

P resu mab ly t hey were d epos ited

t ogether , a nd c ou ld h ave b een a c o l lector 's d iscarded h au l . I ti s n oteworthy t ha t t hey were n ear ly a l l b ad s pec i mens , a nd a re a l l o f at ype a c o l lector migh t h ave a cqu ired o n av is it t o S ic i ly . A u then t ic ity : A modern l oss

1 6 .

D orchester-on-Thames

T hree Greek V esse ls 4 th c en tury B . C . P resent l oca t ion : A sh mo lean Museu m , Ox ford I nv .N o .

T ype o f v esse l

1 921 .172

S kyphos

1 921 .173

Sma l lO enochoe

1 893 .168

S te m less c up

C ircu mstances o f f i nd ing : S kyphos a nd sma l lo enochoe b oth h ave t he ir p rovenance g iven a s D orchester o n o ld a t tached l abe ls , a nd were o r ig ina l ly i n t he h ands o f a Mr O gden . B oth a re f ro m t he Mann ing c o l lect ion .

1 3

S te m less c up g iven t o t he Museu m b y Mr . W i l l ia m C ozens o f B ishop 's C ourt , D orchester , a nd s a id t o h ave b een d ug u p i nt he r ickyard o f Manor Farm , D orchester . T hese v esse ls h ave a lready b een p ub l ished a nd i l lustra ted b y H arden . 50 s kyphos b e longs t o T ype 5 95A a t O lyn thus 5 1

T he

a nd i s d a tab le t o t h e s econd

q uarter o f t he f ourth c en tury B . C ., wh i le t he b lack-g lazed o enochoe o r o lpe o f t he s ame d a te o r s l igh t ly l ater b e longs t o t ype 3 26 a t O lyn thus .5 2

T he

s te m less c up h as a r ed f abr ic a nd l ustrous b lack wash , a nd c an b e a scr ibed w ith r easonab le c on f idence t o t he f ourth c en tury B . C . A lthough t hese f inds c anno t b e d isregarded e n t ire ly , i ti sp erhaps n ecessary t o b e c au t ious i n a ccept ing t he m a s a nc ien t l osses .

Mann ing ,

f ro m whose c o l lect ion t wo o f t he i t e ms c ame , was a we l l-known l oca l a n t iqu ary ,

a nd

we n eed n ot d oubt t ha t h e b e l ieved h is f inds t o b e g enu ine .

B u t

D orchester a t t he t ime was we l l-known o n a ccoun t o f t he c urren t e xcava t ion o f t he R o man s et t le men t , a nd a d ea ler w ish ing t o i ncrease t he v a lue o f h is merchand ise wou ld n a tura l ly a ss ign a s af indspot a we l l-known a rchaeo log ica l s i te . Authen t ic ity : P oss ib ly s pur ious

1 7 .

S ho tover , Ox ford

A t t ic Lamp F irst h a lf 4 th c en tury B . C . P resen t l oca t ion : A sh mo lean Museu m , Ox ford

I nv . N o . 1 923 .666

C ircu mstances o f f i nd ing : S a id t o h ave b een f ound a t S ho tover a nd g iven t o t he Museu m b y Mr . T . S . B o t t , who h ad f ound t he p iece among t he e f fec ts o f h is g rand fa ther who h ad worked o n t he S hotover E sta te T he l amp , o f A t t ic b lack ware , b e longs t o c lass 2 3C i n t he A then ian a gora s er ies 5 3

5 4 o r B roneer 's C lass V I.

I td ates f ro m t he f i rst h a lf o f t he f our th

c entury B . C ., a nd was men t ioned b y Harden . 55

T he f i nd must b e s uspect a s

l a mps were n ever t raded v ery e x tens ive ly . T hey were d es igned f or b urn ing

1 4

o l ive o i l , wh ich wou ld a lso h ave h ad t o b e t raded . D r . Anthony Hands h as k ind ly i n for med u s t ha t S hotover was t he s i te o f c ons iderab le Ro manoBr it ish a ct iv ity , w ith a N orth-South "ma in r oad" r unn ing b y t he westernfoot o f t he h i l l , a nd w ith p ot tery k i lns a nd a s upposed " s ma l l s et t le ment" o n t he western s lope o f t he h i l l . I ti s q u ite l ike ly t hat s o meone may h ave t r ied t o a t tach t he f indspot S hotover t o al a mp i mported i n to Eng land i n t he l ast c ent ury , a nd i n a ny c ase t he f act t ha t t he e ar l iest r ecorded o wner o f t he l a mp worked a t S hotover n eed n ot n ecessar i ly imp ly t hat i t was f ound t here . A u thent ic ity : Probab ly s pur ious

1 8 .

D e lph in i T ype La mp

S andy , Bed fordsh ire

L a te 4 th/ m id 3 rd c entury B . C . P resent l oca t ion : Ash mo lean Museu m , Ox ford

I nv . No . R . 3 11

C ircu mstances o f f i nd ing : S a id t o h ave b een f ound a t S andy i n 1 862 , a nd d ona ted t o t he Museu m b y S ir Arthur Evans i n 1 907 Th is l a mp o f s o-ca l led d e lph in i f or m i s o f at ype wh ich was c urrent i nA thens f ro m t he l ate f ourth t o t he mid t h ird c entury B . C . 56

S andy i s b est k nown f or

i t s sma l l Ro mano-Br it ish s et t le ment . F or r easons g iven a bove u nder C atal ogue N o . 1 7 , t h is i s p robab ly t o b e r egarded a s a modern l oss . A u thent ic ity : P robab ly a modern l oss

1 9 .

T hree Greek Lamps

L ondon

H e llen ist ic P resent l ocat ion : F or mer ly i n B ethna l Green , n ow i n t he Gu i ldha l l Museu m , L ondon C ircu mstances o f f i nd ing :

Two a re s a id t o h ave b een f ound t ogether i n Queen S treet i n L ondon , a nd t he t h ird i ss a id t o h ave c o me f ro m t he C haf fer c o l lect ion

A l l t hree l a mps a re He llen ist ic . One h as al ime i ncrustat ion u pon i to f at ype c o mmon ly f ound i n t he E astern Med iterranean , p art icu lar ly o n o b jects f ro m Cyprus . 57

A l l t hree a re p robab ly modern l osses .

A uthen t ic ity : P robab ly modern l osses

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2 0 .

S qua t L ekythos

G rea t Chester ford , E ssex

4 th c en tury B . C . Presen t l oca t ion : F or mer ly i n Warr ington Museu m , Lancash ire 58

b u t

l ost s ince t he war 5 9 C ircu mstances o f f i nd ing : N one r ecorded T h is s qua t l ekythos d a t ing f ro m t he f ourth c en tury B . C . c a me f ro m a n inet een th c en tury c o l lect ion , a long w ith R o man p o t tery a nd o ther f i nds f ro m E ssex . G rea t C hester ford was made f a mous i n t he n ineteenth c en tury b y R .C . Nev i l le 's e xcava t ions t here , a nd wou ld o bv ious ly b e ac onven ien t n a me f or a d ea ler 's s tory . Au thent ic ity : P robab ly a modern l oss

2 1 .

M in ia ture Hydr ia

B ark ing C reek , L ondon

4 th/3rd c en tury B . C . P resen t l oca t ion : Gu i ldha l l Museum , L ondon C ircu mstances o f f i nd ing : F ound a t B ark ing C reek i n 1 932 , s upposed ly a t ad epth o f 1 5 f eet Th is m in ia ture h ydr ia i s u sua l ly a scr ibed t o t he s ix th c entury B . C . ,b u t i ti s p robab ly H e l len ist ic .6

O

I ts hows t races o f al ime d epos it o f t he s or t n oted

a bove ( Ca ta logue N o . 1 9 ) a s b e ing c haracter ist ic o f o b jects u nearthed i n t he Eastern Med iterranean r eg ion , t hough i ti s p oss ib le t ha t s uch al ime d epos it c ou ld we l l h ave b een a cqu ired f ro m t he mud o f t he C reek . I ti s a lmost c erta in ly s pur ious . Au thent ic ity : A l most c erta in ly s pur ious

2 2 .

A rrowhead w ith t he Monogram o f B eren ice

R iver Kennet n ear Read ing

3 rd c entury B . C . P resen t l oca t ion : F or mer ly i n R ead ing Museu m , n ow i n t he B r it ish Museu m , L ondon

I nv . No . 1 954 . 9 -12 .1

C ircu mstances o f f i nd ing : F ound b y af i sher man o n t he e nd o f h is h ook wh i le h e w as f i sh ing i n t he K enne t n ear R ead ing

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The t ang a nd t he b arb o f t he a rrowhead a re m iss ing . I th as a b lu ish p a t ina . I t i s o f b ronze a nd b ears t he monogram E£ .

H aynes , i n s tudy ing t h is

t ype o f a rrowhead , i dent if ied t he monogram a s t ha t o f B eren ice I o f Egypt , who r u led i n t he a bsence o f h er h usband P to le my I I i n S yr ia , 2 47-222 B . C . He s uggested t ha t s he h ad ab and o f C retan mercenar ies whose a rrowheads b ore h er monogram .6 1

T here a re a rrowheads f ro m C yrene a nd Knossos i n

t he B r it ish Museu m o f t he s ame g enera l t ype a nd w i th t he s ame monogra m 6 , 2 a nd o ne i s r ecorded f ro m F rance .6 3

T he d iscovery o f t he Kennet p iece

s ee ms w e l l a u then t ica ted , a nd i ti s n ot e n t ire ly b eyond t he l im its o f p oss ib i l ity t ha t i t c ame t o B r ita in ( w ith a s o ld ier o f f ortune? ) i n t he E ar ly I ron Age . A u thent ic ity : Qu ite p robab ly g enu ine

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PART THREE

:D ISCUSS ION

T he Prob le m o f Au then t ica t ion T he n or ma l r eact ion t o s uch i mpor ted f i nds a s t hose l i sted a bove i s t o d eny t ha t t hey a re g enu ine I ron Age i mpor ts , a nd t o s uggest t ha t t hey w ere b rough t h ere e i ther b y t he R o mans o r b y much more r ecen t c o l lectors r eturn ing h eav i ly l aden f ro m t he ir G rand T our .

B u t t he c omparat ive ly

l arge n umber o f f i nds , i nc lud ing f i bu lae a nd c o ins , s hou ld make u s c ons ider s er ious ly i f many o f t he m a re n ot i n f act a nc ien t i mports .

C o l lectors , a f ter

a l l , a re among t he more p ossess ive me mbers o f t he h uman r ace , a nd a re s carce ly l ike ly t o b e t hrow ing r are i t e ms f ro m t he ir c o l lect ions i n to r ivers o r b ury ing t he m i n f i e lds . D ea lers , o n t he o ther h and , a re n ot a bove a t tr ibu ti ng f a lse f indspots t o i t e ms o therw ise w ithou t p rovenance i n o rder t o e nhance t he ir v a lue . I n t he c ase o f o b jects w ith a c lass ica l a ppearance , e ven i ft hey d a te f ro m c en tur ies b efore t he R o man i nvas ion , t he a t tr ibut ion t o af indspot f ro m whence R o man mater ia l i s k nown t oh ave c o me wou ld b e q u ite an a tura l o ne f or a n u nsuspect ing a nd p oss ib ly n ot v ery k now ledgeab le c o l lector .

T h is

may we l l h ave b een t he f a te o f i t e ms l ike t he D orchester s kyphos a nd o enoc hoe ( Ca ta logue N o . 1 6 ) , t he S hotover l a mp ( Ca ta logue N o . 1 7 ) , t he Grea t C hesterford l eky thos ( Ca ta logue N o . 2 0 ) a nd t he Ba th j ug ( Cata logue No . 1 4 ). O bv ious ly o ne o f t he b est ways t o c heck o n t he a u thent ic ity o f af ind i s t o l ook i n to t he c ircumstances o f i t s f i nd ing . U n fortuna te ly , o n ly v ery f ew c ases p rov ide u s w i th a ny k ind o f s a t isfactory d eta i ls . T he C or in th ian j ug f ro m t he Medway ( Ca ta logue N o . 4 ) was a t l east o bserved when b e ing e xcav a ted , a l though t he d eta i ls were n ot p ub l ished f or more t han h a lf a c entury . T he d iscovery o f t he Weybr idge s i tu la ( Cata logue N o . 1 0 ) a nd t he Kennet a rrowhead ( Ca ta logue N o . 2 2 ) were a pparen t ly a dequa te ly r ecorded t og a sw as a lso t he h ydr ia f ro m B ark ing C reek ( Ca ta logue N o . 2 1 ) . The p a t ina o f t he l a t ter p iece , h owever , h e lps t o c as t ac erta in d oubt o n i t s a u then t ic ity , wh i le t he o n ly o ther a pparen t ly a dequa te ly r ecorded f i nd - t ha t o f t he N u tbourne

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t erraco t ta ( Ca ta logue N o . 6 ) -i s u n l ike ly t o h ave b een a g enu ine I ron Age i mport a s s uch i t e ms a re n ot k nown t o h ave b een t raded o u ts ide H e l len ized a reas . S o t hat e ven where t he f ind c ircu mstances h ave b een r ecorded , a c erta in amoun t o f d oubt must s t i l l r e ma in . A s c an b e s een f ro m t he d eta i ls g iven a bove , s o me o f t he a l leged p rovenances a re b ased u pon o ld l abe ls , l ike t hat o f t h e Northa mpton o enochoe ( Cata logue N o . 7 ) o r t wo o f t he p ot tery i t e ms f ro m D orchester ( Cata logue N o . 1 6 ). I n t he ma jor ity o f c ases , t he o b jects a re mere ly

' sa id t o h ave b een f ound ' -a nd i ti s w ith t hese , a nd

w ith t he o b jects where n o d e ta i ls o f t he d iscovery h ave b een r ecorded a t a l l , t hat a c er ta in amoun t o f s cept ic is m i s most o bv ious ly j ust if ied . I n t he a bsence i n a l l b u t af ew c ases o f a dequa te ly r ecorded d eta i ls o f t he d iscovery o f t hese o b jects , t here i s a nother l ine o f a pproach wh ich c an v ery o f ten h e lp i n s uggest ing t ha t af ind i s n ot g enu ine . T h is i s t o s tudy t he d istr ibu t ion o f t he t ype t o wh ich t he o b ject i n q uest ion b e longs .

O bv ious

e xa mp les a re t he l amps ( Ca ta logue N os . 1 7-19 ) wh ich a re n ot f ound o u ts ide t he Med iterranean , a nd wh ich c an t herefore b e e xc luded f ro m t he ' genu ine ' l i st a l most im med ia te ly . T he s ame a rgu men t h e lps t o e xc lude t he P rotoC or in th ian s kyphos f ro m W inchester ( Ca ta logue N o . 1 ) , t he Nu tbourne t errac ot ta ( Ca ta logue N o . 6 ) , t he T ur ms s ta tue f ro m U f f ing ton ( Ca ta logue N o . 9 ) , t he Ha lamann ing l eky tho i ( Ca ta logue N o . 1 1 ) a nd t he p o t tery f ro m S e lsey B i l l ( Cata logue No . 1 5 ). N ever the less , t h is a rgumen t c annot b e a pp l ied t oo r ig id ly , f or i ft he Kennet a rrowhead ( Ca ta logue N o . 2 2 ) d id n ot h ave r easonab ly r e l iab ly r ecorded f ind c ircumstances , i tc ou ld we l l h ave b een p u t i n t he ' doubt fu l ' c ategory , a lthough i t must b e a dm it ted t hat a nother s im i lar a rrowh ead i s k nown f ro m F rance . U s ing t he s ame a rgu men t , t he T ewkesbury ( Ca ta logue No . 1 3 ) a nd B a th ( Ca ta logue N o . 1 4 ) j ugs s hou ld p robab ly a lso b e e xc luded , t hough i tc ou ld b e a rgued t ha t t hey were g enu ine b ecause t wo s i mi lar t ypes h ad b een f ound i n s uch c o mpara t ive ly c lose p rox im ity t o o ne a nother a nd b ecause T ewkesbury i s n o t ap rovenance wh ich a d ea ler wou ld b e l ike ly t oa t tach t o aj ug o f i t s k ind . T he c ase o f t he t hree v esse ls f ro m T e ignmouth ( Ca ta logue N o . 1 2) i s n ot e asy t o d ec ide , f or a l though t he t hree v esse ls b e long t o t ypes n ot n or ma l ly f ound o u ts ide t he Med iterranean , t he f act t ha t a l l t hree a re o f much t he s ame d a te makes i ts o mewha t u n l ike ly t ha t a nyone was

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t ry ing t o p erpetra te a h oax w ith t he m i n t he l ast c en tury , w hen k now ledge a bou t d a t ing was n ot a s r ef ined a s i t i s t oday .

T he h ydr ia f ro m B ark ing

C reek ( Ca ta logue No . 2 1 ) i s at ype a lso f ound o n ly i n t he Med i terranean , a nd i s u n l ike ly t o b e g enu ine b ecause o f i t s p a t ina , d esp ite t he f act t ha tt he h ydr ia i s o ne o f t he f ew i t e ms where f i nd c ircu mstances h ave b een r ecorded . T here a re , h owever , an umber o f i t e ms wh ich c annot n ecessar i ly b e e xc luded f ro m t he ' genu ine ' l i st , a nd wh ich must b e e xa m ined , b ecause t hey b e long t o t ypes wh ich were o r c ou ld c once ivab ly h ave b een t raded a cross t he A lps a nd d own t he Rh ine t o E ng land . When we l ook a t t hese f i nds a ga inst t he b ackground o f t he C on t inen ta l d istr ibu t ion o f t he t ypes i n q uest ion , i tb eco mes n e ither a rchaeo log ica l ly i mposs ib le n or e ven u n l ike ly t hat many o f t he mwere i mported i n to B r ita in d ur ing t he I ron Age a nd were g enu ine ly d epos ited i n E ng land 's s o i l o r f e l l o r were t hrown i nto h er r ivers s hort ly a f ter impor ta t ion . T o d ea l a dequa te ly w ith t he q uest ion , we must n ow t urn t o t he C on t inen t f or c o mpar ison .

T he E ng l ish f inds i n t he ir E uropean s et t ing F ro m t he s even th t o t he f ourth c entur ies B . C .6 4

av ery c onsiderab le

n umber o f o b jects , p art icu lar ly E truscan , were imported i n to C en tra l E urope f ro m t he Med iterranean l ands . T he f i nd f ro m Kastenwa ld , n ear C o lmar 6 5

d e monstrated t ha t I t a l ic b ronze v esse ls b egan t o t r ick le n orthwards

f ro m E trur ia a s e ar ly a s t he s even th c en tury B . C .6 6

T h is i ncreased t o a

more r egu lar s tream i n t he l a te s even th/ear ly s ixth c entury B . C . w ith t he i mporta t ion o f P er lrandbecken a nd E truscan " Rhod ian" j ugs 6 7

l ike t ha t f ro m

M inster ( Cata logue N o . 3 ) . T he h ydr ia f ro m G rächwy l i n Sw itzer land h as r ecen t ly b een d a ted t o 5 80/570 B . C .6 8 l a ter S w iss i mports . M i l lot te 7 0 S te . C o lo mbe 7 1

a nd C ahn 6 9

h as g iven u s d eta i ls o f

i nc ludes t he t r ipods f ro m La G arenne a nd

a nd o ther i t e ms i n h is l i st o f F rench i mports o f t he s ix th

c entury B . C ., most f amous o f a l l o f wh ich i s t he g rea t k ra ter f ro m V ix .7 2 B oth V ix a nd Ha t ten 7 3

d emonstra te t ha t o enochoa i a nd o ther Med iterranean

v esse ls i nc lud ing o ne w ith t re fo i l-shaped mou th were b e ing b ur ied i n Western C en tra l E urope b y t he l ast q uarter o f t he s ix th c entury B . C . Av ery c ons idera b le amoun t o f G reek B lack a nd R ed F igure p ot tery o f s ixth a nd f i fth c en tury

2 0

d a te h as b een f ound n or th o f t he A lps ,7 4

a nd D ehn h as s hown t ha t t he

i nnova t ion o f whee l-turned p ot tery was s pread ing n or thwards f ro m t he Med iterranean wor ld i n t he l ate H a l lsta t t p er iod .7 5

T he C on l iege amphora7 6

c an b e d a ted t o t he l a te s ix th o r e ar ly f i f th c entury B . C ., a nd K imm ig h as s hown t ha t t he R hen ish s i tu lae were b eg inn ing t o c o me f ro m t he T ic ino a rea n orthwards t o t he M idd le R h ine a t a bou t t he s ame t ime .7 7

B y t he f i f th c en-

t ury B . C . t here was a v er itab le t orren t o f b ronze v esse ls p our ing i n to c en tra l E urope f ro m E trur ia , many o f t hem p robab ly c onnected w ithw ine f or f easts . I n t h is c ontex tw e c an r eca l l t he words o f P os idon ius d escr ib ing t he C e lts : ' t he d r ink o f t he w ea lthy c lasses i sw ine i mpor ted f ro m I t a ly o r f ro m t he t err itory o f Marse i l les ' .7 8 The most n u merous o f t hese v esse ls a re t he o enochoa i7 9

o f t he s ame t ype a s

t he N or tha mpton v esse l , a nd t he ma jor ity o f t hese a re n or ma l ly d a ted t o t he f irst h a l f o f t he f i fth c en tury B . C .

S chaa f f8 0

h as r ecen t ly l i sted t he C en tra l

European b as ins w ith h ear t-shaped t er m ina ls a nd t he s tamno i o r s tamno is itu lae wh ich were p robab ly i mported f ro m E trur ia d ur ing t he s ame c en tury . The g rea t f low i s a ga in r educed t o at r ick le i n t he f ourth c en tury , when t he Wa lda lgeshe im b ucket 8 1

s ee ms t o b e o ne o f t he f ew f i nds t o s how t ha t I t a l ic

impor ts were b e ing s en t n orthwards i n to C en tra l E urope a t t h is t ime . T he g rea t ma jor ity o f t hese i mports g ot l i t t le f urther n or th t han t he Marne , t he M idd le Rh ine a nd B ohe m ia . I nd ica t ions a re n ot , h owever , l ack ing t o s how t ha t s o me b roke t hrough t h is c ordon a nd p enetra ted f urther n orthwards . On most d istr ibu t ion maps o f o enochoa i , E ygenb i lsen i n B e lg ium s tands a lone a nd i so la ted n orth o f t he M idd le Rh ine . B u t T rö ltsch 8 2 me nt ions al ost e xa mp le f ro m K empen , Kr . D usse ldorf , a nd a nother -n ow a lso l ost f rom Mook i n t he Du tch p rov ince o f L i mburg . T he f act t ha t b oth o f t hese a re l ost s hou ld n ot mean t ha t we s hou ld r e ject t hem c o mp lete ly a s n ever h av ing b een f ound . T he Kam c o l lect ion i n t he R i jks museum i n N i j megen c on ta ins t wo o enochoa i h and les , o ne f ro m Hunerburg n ear N i j megen , t he o ther u nprovena nced .8 3

T he s ame c o l lect ion i nc ludes

among i t s ma teria l o f u nknown o r ig in

n ot o n ly t he h and le o f a" Rhod ian" j ug ment ioned a bove , b u t a lso a b ronze

2 1

b as in wh ich a ppears t o h ave i n ter lace o n t he r im 8 4

a nd wh ich may b e long t o

ac lass o f v esse ls whose o r ig in g oes b ack t o E trur ia .8 5

However , i ts hou ld

b e p o in ted o u t t ha t wh i le t he Hunerburg h and le may g enu ine ly h ave b een f ound i n H o l land , we s hou ld p lace n o r e l iance o n t he u nprovenanced p ieces i n t he Kam c o l lect ion a s t hey c ou ld h ave c ome f ro m a nywhere . I t migh t a lso b e men t ioned h ere t ha t aH a l lsta t t b ur ia l w ith af our-whee led w aggon f ound a tW i jchen i n G e lder land 8 6

b e longs t o ag rave t ype o therw ise l i t t le r epre-

s ented n orth o f t he M idd le R h ine , e xcept f or t ha t f ro m Have lter B erg , s hor t ly t o b e p ub l ished b y D r . V erwers . P rofessor D ehn h as a l so k ind ly d rawn o ur a t ten t ion t o wha t may b e G reek p ot tery wh ich h as r ecen t ly c ome t o 8 7 l i gh t a t Ke me lberg i n B e lg ium .

Wh i le n ot a l l o f t hese f inds a re a uthen t i-

c a ted , t here d oes h owever s ee m t o b e e v idence t ha t E truscan i mports p enetra ted n or thwards d own t he Rh ine a nd p ract ica l ly r eached t he s hores o f t he E ng l ish C hanne l . T he c ordoned s i tu lae s tud ied b y S t jernqu ist G reek c au ldron f ro m Langaa i n D enmark 8 9

8 8

a nd t he

s how i ndeed t ha t Med iterranean

i mports r ea l ly wen t much f ur ther n orth o n t he C on t inen t . I ft hese E truscan o b jects g ot t o t he v erge o f t he C on t inen ta l s hore o f t he Eng l ish C hanne l , t he q uest ion c an we l l b e p osed why t hey c ou ld n ot h ave c rossed t he C hanne l t o Eng land? U p t o t he e nd o f t he f i f th c en tury , t he E ng l ish b ronze v esse ls a nd a t l east s o me o f t he p ot tery wou ld s ee m t o b e a n atura l e x tens ion o f t he more n orther ly C on t inen ta l o u tposts o f I t a lic e xport markets . T ha t t hese E truscan o b jects c ou ld h ave c o me t o Eng land o ver t he A lps a nd d own t he Rh ine t o H o l land a nd t hen a cross t he C hanne l r ather t han b y a ny o ther r ou te c ou ld b e b acked u p b y t he p redo m inan t ly s ou th-eastern d istr ibu t ion o f t he f i nds i n Eng land , ad istr ibut ion p a t tern c on f irmed b y Harden f or t he f i bu lae .9 0

Av ery s im i lar p a t tern c an b e o bserved w ith t he

C opt ic b ronze v esse ls a t housand y ears l a ter .9 1

A l most c erta in ly t he s ame

t rade r ou te was emp loyed l a ter i n t he I ron A ge , f or a long i tt rave l led t he b ronzes o f ' Ornavasso ' t ype t o Ay lesford a nd We lwyn , wh ich w i l lb ed iscussed a ga in b e low . A t t h is p o in t we may b r ief ly c ons ider s ome o f t he I t a l ic b rooches f rom t he B r it ish I s les . T he ma jor ity o f t hese b rooches d ate f ro m t he n inth t o t h e

2 2

s eventh c en tury B .C . a nd b e long n ot t o as tudy o f i mports i n Ear ly I ron Age Eng land b u t r ather t o as tudy o f t he A t lan t ic B ronze Age .

T here a re o ver 9 2 e ighty s uch b rooches r ecorded ,w ith a d istr ibu t ion ma in ly i n t he S ou th-East . S pec ia l ment ion may b e made h ere o f af ew b rooches o f C ertosa t ype , wh ich b e long t o t he l a te s ix th a nd f i f th c entury B .C . T here i s o ne f ro m T ru mp ingt on , Cambr idge ,9 3 Read ing Museum ,9 4 a nd I ck l ingha m .9 7

a nother f ro m T inker 's H i l l , F ink ley , H an ts ., a nother f ro m Cumber land 9 5

n ow i n

9 6 a nd y et o thers f ro m I xwor th

A s c an b e s een , t hese a re r are i n c o mpar ison w ith t he

o ther t ypes o f e ar l ier d a te . Part icu lar ly i n terest ing i s t he f ind f ro m I xwor th , wh ich h as p roduced n umerous b rooches ( a f act wh ich i s , i n i t se lf , s uspect ) a nd a lso af ragmen tary embossed b ronze b ow lr im w ith h orse men i n Ha l lsta t t D s ty le o f t he s ix th c en tury B . C .9 8

O ne s hou ld n ot o ver look , i n t he s ame

c ontex t , t hat Ha l lsta t t d oub le-sp ira l a nd a l l ied b rooches a re n ot u nknown i n Br ita in -t hey h ave b een n oted f ro m L ondon , I xwor th a nd C o lchester 9 9

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t hough t he t ypes r epresen ted a re ma in ly e ar ly . T ha t Ha l lsta t t Do b jects were r each ing B r ita in f ro m t he C on t inen t i n t he s ix th c en tury B .C .is s ubstan t ia ted b y t he i ron a ntenna d agger f ro m t he T ha mes a t L ondon , 1 00 n eck o r a rm r ings f ro m C lynnog i n C aernarvonsh ire ,1 01 S carborough ,103

t he ' Nu t ' mou lded

C o . An tr im1 02

a nd

o r i n S co t land b yt he s er ies o f Ha l lsta t t i mpor ts a ssoc ia ted

w ith t he C ovesea , Adabrock a nd T arves p hases o f C o les ' s equence , i n t he p er iod f ro m 7 00 B .C .1 04 Fawr h oard 1 05

F or Ha lsta t tCi n Eng land o ne m igh tc i te t he L lyn

o r t he r azors o f S tap le H owe t ype .1 06

S t i l l o n t he s ub ject o f b rooches , t here i s ac ur ious ' group 'f ro m A lton , Hants . T h is c ons isted o f aL a te S erpen t ifor m b rooch o f S undwa l l 's C lass H I I . T he p rec ise t ype i s n ot e asy t o p ara l le l , b u t t ypo log ica l ly a d a te i n t he mid-seventh c en tury s eems n ot i mprobab le .1 07

I t was f ound a long w ith a

p latefooted l eech b rooch b e long ing t o S undwa l l 's C lass B I I Ig 51 08

wh ich

wou ld g ive i t ac hrono log ica l h or izon o f c irca 7 25-675 B . C . T hey were t ogether a ssoc ia ted w i th a s carab o f XXV I D ynasty , i . e . 6 63-525 B .C . a nd s o me p o t tery , n ow u n for tuna te ly l ost .1 09

T hey were f ound wh i le work men

were e xcavat ing f or ma ter ia l t o b u i ld a mound i n t he g rounds o f a n a sy lum . The d a t ing o f t he t hree f i nds i s r e markab ly c lose , t hough o ne i s al i t t le t oo e ar ly p erhaps t o b e a ssoc ia ted w ith t he s carab . I ti s n oteworthy t ha t f ro m

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t he XXV I D ynasty c o me a who le s er ies o f s carabs wh ich w ere t raded e x tens ive ly a nd wh ich were f ound i n G reece . T ha t s o me r eached E trur ia i s p roved b y t he f act t ha t t hey o ccur i n t o mbs - Egypt ian c on tact was a lready e stab l ished i n t he t ime o f B occhor is ( 720-715 B . C . ), a nd a f a ience v ase a nd s ea l o f h is h ave b een f ound i n a n E truscan t o mb .1 10

Re markab le a s i ti s ,

t he A lton f ind s hou ld p robab ly b e d is m issed . I n t he s a me w ay , al a ter a nd l arge P to le ma ic b asa lt s ta tue o f ap r iest f ound 8 o r 9f eet u nder c lay d ur ing e xcava t ions a t Hayes , M idd lesex 1 11

i s p robab ly e qua l ly t o b e d is m issed , a s

s uch s ta tues were n ot a pparen t ly t raded a ny g rea t d istance . O n t he who le , c erta in o f t he E ng l ish f inds o f t he s even th t o t he f i f th c en tur ies B . C . c a ta logued a bove f o l low t he C ont inen ta l p a t tern v ery c lose ly , a nd t h is may b e u sed a s af urther a rgumen t f or t he ir a uthen t ic ity .

T he

Winchester s kyphos ( Ca ta logue N o . 1 ) a nd t he B arn E l ms c up ( Cata logue N o . 2 ) wou ld b oth a ppear t o l i e b efore t he h or izon i n wh ich G reek p ot tery was i mported i n to C en tra l Europe , a nd c an p robab ly b e d is m issed f or t h is r eason . T he C or in th ian j ug f ro m t he Medway ( Ca ta logue No . 4 ) , a lthough i t s d iscovery a ppears t o h ave b een a dequa te ly o bserved , wou ld a lso s ee m t o b e s l igh t ly t oo e ar ly t o b e a ccepted a s ap art o f t he s trea m o f p ot tery e xpor ted o ver t he A lps i n t he s ix th c en tury B . C .

T he f act t ha t i ti s C or inth ian a s

o pposed t o t he c usto mary B lack ( or R ed ) F igure p ot tery wou ld a lso s peak a ga inst i t s g enu ineness . T he " Rhod ian" f l agon f ro m M inster ( Cata logue N o . 3 ) i s c erta in ly j ust e ar ly e nough t o h ave b een a g enu ine i mport , a nd i t s a u then t ic ity c an b e s treng thened b y t he k now ledge t ha t o thers o f i ts t ype were e xported n or thwards o ver t he A lps t o S ou thern G er many .

However ,

t he l ong g eograph ica l g ap i n terven ing b etween S ou thern Ger many a nd t he Ken t c oast , t aken t ogether w ith t he f act t ha t i mports o f t he l a te s even th o r e ar ly s ix th c en tury B . C . a re v ery r are wou ld s uggest t hat w e s hou ld o n ly a ccept t he M inster f l agon w ith a c erta in s l igh t r eserva t ion . T he s i tua t ion i s d i f ferent , h owever , w ith t he A t t ic r edf igure k y l ix f ro m t he T hames , n ear R ead ing ( Ca ta logue N o . 5 ) , t he Northampton o enoc hoe ( Ca ta logue N o . 7 ) , t he R iver C rough f l agon ( Ca ta logue N o . 8 ) a nd t he Weybr idge s i tu la ( Ca ta logue N o . 1 0 ) .

T hey a l l c on form t o ap a t tern o f

E truscan e xports t o C en tra l E urope f ro m t he l a te s ix th t o t he e nd o f t he

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f i fth c en tury B . C ., a nd a l though t he N or thampton o enochoe was f ound f ur ther i n land t han m ight h ave b een e xpected , we c ou ld p robab ly a ccept t hese f i nds a s g enu ine I ron Age i mports . I t wou ld s ee m t ha t t he i nhab itan ts o f B r ita in a t t ha t t ime were n ot g o ing t o b e o u tdone b y t he ir C en tra l E urop ean b rethren i n t he i mporta t ion o f E truscan b ronze f east ing v esse ls .

I t

migh t b e men t ioned i n p ass ing t ha t a sma l l b ronze s tatuet te wh ich i s a l leged t o h ave b een f ound i n S l igo i n t he l ast c en tury a nd wh ich was p ubl ished b y J acobstha l1 12

a s b e ing I ber ian , i s p robab ly E truscan a nd d a tes t o

a round t he t h ird q uarter o f t he s even th c entury B . C .

S uch s tatuet tes were

a pparen t ly e xported t o F rance , where o ne f ro m T hor igne-en-Charn ie 1 13 p rov ides t he c losest p ara l le l .

I ft he S l igo s ta tuet te were t o b e a ccepted a s

ag enu ine impor t -a nd i ti s n ot e asy t o d o s o -t hen p oss ib ly e ven I re land was r ece iv ing i t s i mports f ro m E trur ia t oo . D ehn 1 14

h as r ecen t ly s uggested t ha t t ranshu mance may h ave b een

p art ly r espons ib le f or a n u mber o f E truscan o b jects h av ing b een b artered a nd s ubsequent ly f ind ing t he ir way n orthwards o ver o r a round t he f oot o f t he A lps , b ut t h is a rgumen t c an s carce ly b e e voked f or E ng land . T he most l ike ly e xp lana t ion o f t hese E ng l ish i mpor ts b efore 4 00 B . C . i s t ha t t hey were t he r esu lt o f a dven turous merchants o r t he ir c en tra l E uropean p artn ers c ont inu ing t he t rade i n E truscan b ronze v esse ls d own t he R h ine a nd a cross t o Eng land .

T hey may , h owever , h ave b een p resen ts g iven t o f orge

1 15 ab ond , o r i t may b e t ha t t he i nhab itan ts o f s ou th-eastern E ng landwan ted t o k eep u p w ith o r im ita te t he ir C on t inen ta l p eers b y c e lebra t ing t he s ame f easts a s wou ld a ppear t oh ave t aken p lace i n t he Rh ine land , t hough t hey d o n ot a ppear t o h ave b ur ied t he o b jects i n g raves a f ter d ea th a s was t he C en tra l European c ustom .

We h ave , h owever , v ery l i t t le e v idence f or

b ur ia l c usto m i n Eng land i n t he s even th t o t he f i f th c en tury B . C . -i f we c an j udge b y t he p oss ib le waggon g rave e xcava ted a t B eau l ieu H eath i n t he 1 16 New F orest , t here must h ave b een a f ew b ur ia ls a t l east i m ita t ing t he C on t inenta l . With t he a dven t o f t he f our th c en tury B . C . t he p icture c hanges c o mp lete ly . The C ampan ian s i tu la f ro m Wa lda lgeshe im i s t he o n ly s ou thern

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i mport o f t he p er iod f ound i nC en tra l E urope ( see f ootnote 8 1 ) . B y t h is t ime , E truscan p roducts a re n o l onger t raded a cross t he A lps a nd d own t he Rh ine . I n c onsequence ,

S ou th-eastern E ng land h ad t o d o w i thout i t s E truscan

v esse ls . F or t h is r eason , t he T ewkesbury ( Ca ta logue N o . 1 3 ) a nd Ba th ( Ca ta logue N o . 1 4 ) j ugs a re n ' o t l ike ly t o b e g enu ine , t hough t he a u then t ic ity o f t he T ewkesbury e xamp le c annot b e e n t ire ly e xc luded . I fe ither w ere g enu ine , i t wou ld s uggest t ha t l a te E truscan e xpor ts w ere r each ing Br i ta in 's s hores b y ar ou te o ther t han t ha t d own t he R h ine . I ti s o ur v iew t ha t w ith t he p oss ib le e xcept ion o f t he T e ignmouth ' cache ' ( Ca ta logue N o . 1 2 ) , t he K ennet a rrowhead ( Ca ta logue N o . 2 2 ), a nd l ess l i ke ly - t he T ewkesbury j ug ( Ca ta logue N o . 1 3 ) , n one o f t he G reek a nd I t a l ic f i nds d a t ing f ro m a f ter 4 00 B . C . f ound o n t he E ng l ish s ide o f t he C hanne l a nd c ata logued a bove a re i n f act g enu ine l osses i n a n t iqu ity .

T he

most p robab le e xp lana t ion f or most o f t he f i nds o f H e l len ist ic p o t tery i st ha t t hey were b rought b ack b y s a i lors a nd t hen d iscarded . Many h ave b een f ound n ear p orts . C o l lectors , o n t he who le , d o n ot t hrow away i t ems f rom t he ir c o l lect ions , b u tp refer t o s e l l t he m . T he f i nds o f Greek c o ins b e long t o ad i f feren t c a tegory o f e v idence . T he c o in e v idence h as a lready b een r ev iewed b y o ne o f u s .1 17

A l though

many o f t he r ecorded f i nds a re u ndoub ted ly s trays f ro m c o l lect ions o r o ther r ecen t l osses , a nd o thers r epresen t a rr iva ls i n B r ita in d ur ing t he Ro man o ccupa t ion , s o me a t l east a ppear t o h ave b een l ost i n a n t iqu ity , a s i s most c lear ly d e monstra ted b y t he f i nd o f ac o in o f P to le my V ( 204-181 B .C . ) s tra t if ied w ith p ot tery o f I ron Age S outhern S econd B c haracter a t Winches1 18 t er . A n a na lys is o f t he c o in f i nds s uggests t wo t h ings . F irst , f ew i fa ny o f t he G reek c o ins i n t he B r it ish I s les n eed h ave r eached t hese s hores b efore a bou t 2 80 B .C . a t t he e ar l iest . S econd ly , t here i s a marked c oncen trat ion r ound t he mou th o f t he T hames , i n t he I s le o fW ight a nd a long t he n e ighbour i ng s ou th c oast . On t he b as is o f t h is a nd o ther e v idence i tc an b e s uggested t ha t s ome o f t he c o ins were t raded , p oss ib ly a s o rnamen ts , b y way o f t he t rad it iona l ' T in T rade ' r ou tes . T he d istr ibu t ion o f c o ins a nd o ther ma ter ia l

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o n t he C on t inen t s uggests t ha t s uch t rade w ith t he Med iterranean was c ond ucted b y s evera l r outes , n o tab ly t he S e ine-Rhöne , t he L o ire-Rhöne o r t he Garonne-Aude . I ti s l ike ly t ha t t he s econd was t he o ldest r ou te , t he L o ire b e ing a pparent ly u sed e ven i n t he La te B ronze Age 1 19

wh i le t he s ou thern

r oute w as p robab ly l i t t le u sed - G reek c o ins a re r are i n t he Languedoc, e xcep t n ear t he c oast 1 . 20

T he n orthern r ou te was p robab ly i n u se i n t he

1 21 Ro man p er iod . T he l ast p hase o f i mports i n I ron Age B r ita in b eg ins w ith t hose f ro m t he ' Y ' g rave a t Ay lesford , t he B ronze P la ted S i tu la g rave , wh ich b e longs t o t he M idd le p hase o f t he Ay lesford c u lture . D r . B ircha l l , i n r ev iew ing t he h igh c hrono logy u sua l ly p u t f orward f or t he Ay lesford c e metery , h as b een a b le t o d e monstra te t ha t t he M idd le P er iod g raves , i . e . t he Bucket G raves , 1 22 must n ow b e a ss igned t o t he p er iod c irca 5 0-10 B . C .

T he ' Y ' G rave a t

Ay les ford c on ta ined a j ug a nd p a tera wh ich c an b e p ara l le led b y f inds f ro m t he O rnavasso c e metery i n n orthern I t a ly , a nd t he d a t ing o f t hese v esse ls c an n ow b e e stab l ished t hrough t he r e-assess men t o f t he d a te o f t he g raves i n t h is c e metery a nd t hrough s ubsequen t f inds i n I t a ly . T he p art icu lar t ypes o f b ronzes f ound a t Ay lesford s hou ld p robab ly b e a ss igned t o t he p er iod 3 0-20 B . C ., a s a ssoc ia ted w ith t hem was a b rooch a lso o f O rnavasso t ype d a tab le t o t he Augustan p er iod .1 23 T he b ronzes o f O rnavasso t ype h ave b een we l l s tud ied i n Europe b y Werner ,1 24

a nd s ee m ing ly s im i lar v esse ls t o t hose f ro m Ay lesford e n joy a

w ide d istr ibut ion n or th o f t he A lps b etween a bou t 5 0 B .C . a nd t he t ime o f Drusus ' c a mpa igns o n t he Rh ine a bou t 1 2 B . C . a nd t he t ime o f t he s ub m issi on o f t he V inde l ic i i n 1 5 B . C . A f ter t h is d a te t hese t ypes a re r ep laced b y Campan ian c ast f or ms a nd t he ir d er iva t ives . T he d istr ibut ion o f t hese Ornavasso v esse ls f o l lows t he r ivers , n otab ly t he Rh ine , a nd i ti s p robab ly b y w ay o f t he R h ine t ha t t hey p assed n orthwards , s pread ing d own i nto Gau l a nd a cross t o B r ita in b y w ay o f t he wester ly t rade r ou tes r e la ted t o t he wester ly Be lg ic move men t .1 25

T he p a t tern i s ar epea t o f t ha t s een f or t he

t rade o f E truscan b ronzes s o me c entur ies e ar l ier . T he Ornavasso t ype o f b ronzework h as b een f ound a t We lwyn , where

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a n O rnavasso j ug was f ound w ith a c re ma t ion b ur ia l i n t he ' A ' g rave a nd a j ug a nd p a tera i n t he ' B ' g rave . T he n otab le a bsence o f a ny Ga l lo-Be lg ic p ot tery f ro m We lwyn a nd t he s im i lar ity o f t he p ot tery f ro m A y lesford wou ld s uggest t ha t t he f i nds f ro m t he t wo s i tes a re c on te mporary .1 26

T he We lwyn

p a tera h as a d egenera te p a l met te o n t he b o t to m o f t he h and le , w h ich e nds i n ak ind o f s wan 's h ead , a s i td oes o n t he A y lesford p a tera . Apar t f ro m t he p ara l le l a t O rnavasso , t he We lwyn p a tera c an b e c o mpared w ith v esse ls f ro m Ham mau a nd N ienbü t te l i n G er many .1 27

T he j ug h ad a s wan 's h ead

h and le a t tachmen t , a nd was p robab ly o f C ampan ian o r ig in . Re la ted t o t he O rnavasso b ronzes b u t l a ter t han t he m a re t he s er ies o f C ampan ian c ast f orms a nd t he ir d er iva t ives . T hese b road ly s peak ing f a l l i n to t wo c a tegor ies , S wan 's h ead p a terae a nd D o lph in s i tu lae . T hey were t o t rave l f ar b eyond t he f ront iers o f t he R o man Emp ire i n t he e ar ly f i rst c enWry A . D . a nd i ndeed e ven b y t he e nd o f t he f i rst c en tury B . C . s o me h ad p ene tra ted a s f ar a s t he V istu la a nd t he Passarge , o ne r each ing S weden .1 28 F rag ments o f D o lph in s i tu lae a re r ecorded f ro m n ear C o lchester a nd f rom S urrey .1 29

T o t he s ame g enera l c lass o f b ronzes b e long t he s i tu lae w ith

h uman masks o n t he a t tach men ts f or t he h and le l oops , wh ich a lso s ee m t o h ave b een manu factured i n C ampan ia a nd wh ich e n joyed a d istr ibu t ion wh ich i s e ssen t ia l ly C en tra l E uropean , w ith o u t l iers i n P o land , Denmark a nd S weden .1 30

A mask f ro m s uch a s i tu la , d ep ict ing t he h ead o f S i lenus , was

f ound o u ts ide C o lchester i n 1 845 a nd h as b een a ss igned o n s ty l ist ic g rounds t o t he Augustan o r J u l io-C laud ian p er iod .1 31 Whee ler , i n s tudy ing t he t rade p a t terns o f t hese C a mpan ian t ypes o f v esse ls , h as d e monstra ted t ha t b y t he t ime o f Augustus t hey were b e ing t raded v ia C arnuntu m t o B ohe m ia , where t he Marco mann ic k ing Maroboduus e ncouraged t he a ct iv it ies o f R o man t raders . F ro m h ere t hey w ere t raded n or th a nd west t o t he L ow C oun tr ies . A lthough t he f i nds a re l im ited i n B r ita in , i tc an b e s een t ha t t hey a re a l l r estr icted t o t he s ou th-east . T he e xp lana t ion p robab ly l ies i n t he f act t ha t t hey were t raded f ro m G a l l ia B e lg ica b y B e lg ic m idd le men .

I t may b e

n oted , a s H odson h as emphas ised , t ha t t he p ot tery o f t he Midd le P er iod

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g raves a t Ay lesford a nd We lwyn s hows a f f in it ies w ith v esse ls f ro m N orthe rn F rance a nd t he L ow C oun tr ies .1 32

T hese e ar ly f inds s hou ld b e r egarded

a s s ta tus impor ts , a nd n o t p art o f as y mpos iast ic o ut f it . W ith We lwyn we c o me o n t o as er ies o f i mports o f a l l t ypes a ssoc ia ted w ith c h ie f ta in 's g raves . T hese h ave r ecen t ly b een we l l s tud ied b y S tead , a nd we n eed n ot d iscuss t he m f ur ther h ere .1 33

N or , i n t h is d iscuss ion , i s t here

a ny n eed t o c ons ider t he l a ter B e lg ic i mports i n I ron Age B r ita in - t he ma jor ity a re impor ts f ro m G a l l ia B e lg ica a nd were p robab ly t he p roducts o f p rov inc ia l workshops . T hey h ave , f or t he most p art , b een we l l p ub l ished . I t i s n ot u n t i l t he b eg inn ing o f t he R o man p er iod t ha t we s ee a ga in o b jects o f u lt i ma te ly Med iterranean o r ig in a ppear ing i n B r it ish c ontex ts .

Conc lus ion O ther wr iters h ave a ccepted many o f t he i t e ms c a ta logued a bove i n Part T wo a s g enu ine I ron Age imports , b u t c erta in o f t hese h ave b een l arge ly r e jected b y u s o n t he g rounds t ha t t hey were o therw ise n ot t raded o uts ide t he Med iterranean . We s uggest t ha t o n ly a h and fu l a re l ike ly t o b e g enu ine , f or a l though t he ir f i nd c ircu mstances a re o f ten i nadequa te ly r ecorded , t hey f i t i nto a p a t tern o f E truscan e xports n orthwards a cross t he A lps i n t he s ix th a nd f i f th c en tur ies B . C . I ft hey a re g enu ine I ron Age impor ts - a s we b e l ieve t hey a re - t hey s uggest t ha t t he S ou th-East o f Eng land was a t t he e nd o f al ong t rade r oute wh ich wen t n or thwards a cross t he A lps f ro m E trur ia a nd t hen d own t he R h ine . On ly t wo , o r a t most t hree , o f t he f i nds d a t ing f ro m a f ter 4 00 B . C . a re l ike ly t o b e g enu ine , a nd o ft hese , t he t wo most l ike ly o nes a re n ot o f I t a l ian b u t o f Eastern Med iterranean o r ig in . T hey d a te f ro m ap er iod when t he e xport o f E truscan wares n orthwards h ad a l most c o me t o as tandst i l l .

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ACKNO WLEDGE MENTS

We s hou ld l ike t o a cknow ledge h ere t he h e lp we h ave h ad f ro m n umero us museu ms a nd i nd iv idua ls i n c o mp i l ing t h is s tudy . We a re p art icu lar ly i ndebted t o B ir m ingha m Museu m , i n p art icu lar t o D r . J oan T ay lor a nd Mr . N icho las T ho mas , f or i n for ma t ion a bou t t he M inster j ug a nd f or p er m iss ion t o p ub l ish i t . We s hou ld l ike t o e xpress o ur t hanks a lso t o Mr . a nd Mrs . J ohn Hunt f or t he ir p er m iss ion t o p ub l ish t he N ortha mp ton o enochoe ,

t o

J . P . Mohen f or i n for mat ion o n i t e ms i n t he Mus e d es An t iqu i teis Nat iona les i n S t . G er ma in-en-Laye , a nd t o P rofessors W . D ehn , Marburg , a nd 0 .-H . F rey , Hamburg , a nd t o D rs .

V . P inge l a nd G .J . V erwers f or h e lp i n

c onnect ion w ith t he C on t inenta l ma ter ia l . O ur t hanks a re d ue a l so t o Dr . D . B . Harden , M iss C herry Lave 1 1 , Messrs J arv is a nd J ones o f t he Che lmsf ord a nd E ssex Museum , a nd W . R . Moore o f t he Northa mpton Museu m f or a ss istance i n an u mber o f ways . We a re a lso i ndebted t o Read ing Museum , t he Gu i ldha l l Museu m , t he Ash mo lean Museum , t he B r it ish Museu m a nd t he C he l msford a nd E ssex Museu m f or p er m iss ion t o p ub l ish s pec imens i n t he ir c o l lect ions a nd f or i n for ma t ion a bou t t he m , a nd a lso t o t he Winchester Museu m f or i n for ma t ion a bou t t he ir s kyphos . We a re a lso g ra te fu l t o t he Warr ing ton a nd N orthampton Museum f or i n for ma t ion r e lat ing t o mater ia l f ro m G rea t C hesterford a nd N or thampton r espect ive ly . F ina l ly , o ur t hanks t o P rofessor T . G . E . P owe l l a nd P rofessor 0 .-H . F rey f or h av ing r ead t hrough t he t ex t i n d raf t a nd f or h av ing o f fered u sefu l s uggest ions , a nd t o B r it ish Archaeo log ica l R epor ts f or h av ing k ind ly a greed t o p ub l ish t h is work .

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