Monument record MWX395 - Romano-British burial with hinged collar, Portland

[MARGINAL] A late Celtic hinged collar of AD 100 or later was found in PORTLAND in a grave with a Samoan bowl. (1)

No further information was obtained upon this site or the finds during field investigation. (2)

The collar is unusually flat, the principal prominence being the 2 knots in front. It has scrolls in relief and holes into which coral or glass plates may have been fixed. It fastens by means of a hinge at the back and a catch in front. Presented to the British Museum by Mr Luff in 1889. (3)

<1> Oliver, V L, 1923, Pre-Roman and Roman Occupation of the Weymouth District. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, p32-45 (Article in serial). SWX1763.

<2> Rigg, J, Field Investigators Comments JR, F1 JR 08-JUN-55 (Unpublished document). SWX1255.

<3> Franks, A W, 1895, Archaeologia 54, p496 (Article in serial). SWX2067.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 451751 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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