These objects were in the Joseph Warren collection, subsequently purchased by Evans
The 'Tostock' buckle was found in 1843 near Tostock House, Tostock, a village about 10 miles east of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. It was purchased by J. Warren in 1851 and acquired by Sir John Evans, and finally presented to the Ashmolean Museum by Sir Arthur Evans in 1909, where it is regarded as one of the Asmolean's 'treasures' (click on the photographs to see larger images) |
Anglo-Saxon gold and garnet buckle AN1909.455 |
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On the left is a note from Ackermann with an image of the buckle stuck onto the page. The right page is the entry from Joseph Warren's handwritten catalogue for the Tostock buckle
This letter of 5 December 1893 from W. H. Tuck of Tostock House reads 'Dear Sir, On reading your interesting article in Longman's I am reminded that I was told by Mr. G. Franks that he believed you possessed an interesting Anglo-Saxon buckle from the Warren collection, found in 1843 on 'the Leys' here, just astride my gate and figured in Ackerman. Have you still this by you? And, if in London, may I be allowed some day to see it? I presumed that this must be quite genuine! Believe me, yours very truly W.H. Tuck'
Roman Nene valley colour-coated ware from Icklingham, Suffolk, from the original page in the catalogue
(AN1896-1908 R228) 
large square headed gilded brooch from West Stow, from the original page in the catalogue
(AN1909.420)
Copper alloy brooch in the form of a bird with 13 small studs. From Ixworth, Suffolk (AN1927.6294)
Copper alloy brooch with the image of a horse (AN1909.457) 
page in catalogue
Copper alloy enamelled brooch with the imprint of a caleevs. From Waldingfield, Suffolk (AN1927.350)
Copper alloy brooch with four trefoil knobs; the central stud is missing, but some blue enamelling remains (AN1927.307)
Copper alloy Anglo-Saxon girdle hanger from the Anglo-Saxon site at West Stow Heath, Suffolk (AN1909.418)
Copper alloy zoomorphic style brooch from Ixworth, Suffolk (AN1909.450)
Further references:
J.Y. Akerman, Remains of Pagan Saxondom (1855)
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries, London 1st ser. (1849-53)
Proceedings of Suffolk Inst. Archaeol. 2 (1859)
Ironmongers' Exhibition (1863)
