Rear of ceramic spoon from cremation burial at Middleton Cheney
This complete ceramic spoon was found in Middleton Cheney during the excavation of three Early Bronze Age cremation burials. Two of the cremation burials were without urns and unaccompanied by grave goods; but the third cremation was interred in a collared urn, which also contained a ceramic spoon and a bronze awl. The young person buried with the spoon was around 11 years old. Although spoons or scoups are one of the most basic utensils, prehistoric ceramic spoons are rare finds and are usually broken. The spoon from Middleton Cheney is the most complete of its type and date known in Britain.
Number 13 of the objects selected for the A History of Northamptonshire in 100 Objects Exhibition 2025
This is a rare type of medieval ceramic roof tile, replaced in the 13th century by standard rectangular ceramic or nib tiles used until the 20th century. The rarity of these roof tiles and their association with buildings of high status in Northampton, both religious and secular, is of historical and archaeological significance.
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