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A close-up, black and white studio shot of a small, textured metal bust featuring a bearded man with curly hair.

Bust from Willingham Fen Hoard, now in Arch. Museum, Univ of Cambridge

Hempsalls field, Willingham Fen hoard

History of Willingham hoard

The Willingham Fen hoard was found by a ploughman in 1857 in ‘Hempsalls’ field. It was acquired in 1918 by the Camb. Univ. Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.

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