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From Prehistoric to the 17th Century |
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This section shows some
of the items on display which reflect Coggeshall's very early
history. The items, we believe, have come from the surrounding
areas. The flints, axes and pottery came from the collection of the
late John Soanes Gardner, a local historian and archaeologist, whose
work was very well respected in Essex historical and archaeological
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Bronze age
tools found near Coggeshall.
The top one is a complete axe head. On the left is just the
top of an axe and on the right is the broken blade of a
bronze dagger. |
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Roman |
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| A dish with
a thumbprint decorated top-edge which holds a collection of small
denomination coins typical of those in circulation during the 3rd and
4th centuries. Many of these coins were minted in the reign of
Constantine AD 303-337 |
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A tile that bears the
imprint of the paw of a domestic cat thought to date between 300-400 AD.
It is probable that the domestic cat arrived on these shores with the
Romans. |
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A piece of a
Roman mosaic was called a tessera (plural tesserae). They were
made of natural materials, so the range of colours was limited
and were laid to form sometimes very elaborate patterns.
The example in the museum is just 6 tesserae bound together with
mortar and was found in the area at the top of Church Street
where excavations have indicated there could have been a Roman
villa |
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