Accession No

1923.1465


Description

A vessel of red brown fabric with a slightly inverted rim, rounded sides and a flat base. The top of the rim is decorated with short grooves. Reconstructed from sherds and plaster.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Latham Road


Period

Early Iron Age


Source

Jackson, A. [donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1923.1465


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements

120mm


Events

Context (Analysis)
Research: 'Sandy earth. No traces of cremated burial - Was it a food vessel?'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Labels & Markings)
Base is marked 'Latham Road. Cambridge' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Context (References)
Fox, Cyril. (1923). The Archaeology of the Cambridge Region. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 113 (fn1)
Event Date 1923
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (Field collection)
South side of Latham road, fourth house from main road, 26 November 1923. Gravel subsoil, upright 1 foot below the surface. Found while digging foundations. No associated finds in neighbourhood, but on 2 sides ground only examined for a short distance.
Event Date 26/11/1923
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Tub-shaped, with crudely punched out base and rim with incised lines marked in, and slightly turned inwards.
Event Date 1/9/1986
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
A vessel of red brown fabric with a slightly inverted rim, rounded sides and a flat base. The top of the rim is decorated with short grooves. Reconstructed from sherds and plaster.
Event Date 5/7/2022
Author: Emily Shorter


FM:8858

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