ABSTRACT
Lead seal matrix, engraved with broad gravel on a precast blank (diameter 31mm; thickness 3.5mm), with a lug at the top, only partly pierced and edges untrimmed from casting. Flat axes are particularly common in Ireland and the quantity of moulds found there has prompted the suggestion that the British finds are of Irish origin. The sequence of events which led to the South Witham flat axe being deposited in a medieval garderobe must leave some room for speculation. The chapter presents the range of pottery vessels found at South Witham. In view of the quantity involved, it has been possible only to illustrate representative examples of the various classes of pottery. Jugs have been sorted and published according to ware, where these were securely recognisable, or otherwise by fabric.
