Prittlewell burial

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:date late 6th century
gptkbp:discoveredBy Museum of London Archaeology
gptkbp:discoveredIn 2003
gptkbp:displayType gptkb:Southend_Central_Museum
gptkbp:excavatedBy 2003
gptkbp:heritageStatus historic site
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Prittlewell burial
gptkbp:location gptkb:Prittlewell,_Southend-on-Sea,_Essex,_England
gptkbp:mediaCoverage BBC, The Guardian, National Geographic
gptkbp:notableFinds lyre
cauldron
gaming pieces
glass beakers
drinking vessels
gold belt buckle
hanging bowl
copper-alloy flagon
garnet-inlaid gold crosses
gptkbp:occupant Sæxa (brother of Sæberht of Essex)
gptkbp:researchPublication The Prittlewell Princely Burial: Excavations at Priory Crescent, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, 2003 (2019)
gptkbp:significance earliest known Christian Anglo-Saxon royal burial in England
gptkbp:type Anglo-Saxon burial
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Taplow_burial
gptkb:Old_English
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5