Accession No
Z 14968
Description
Gilt copper alloy disc with three perforations on periphery, probably the central pin-head from a set of linked pins. Decorated with cross against background of petals and interlacing, with raised knob in centre.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge
Period
Anglo Saxon 9th century
Source
?Ridgeway, William (Professor Sir) [?bequeather]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 14968; MAA: ?1927.697
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; ?Bronze; Gold
Local Term
Measurements
30mm x 30mm Weight 0.0048kg
Events
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register: 'Bronze-gilt disc'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Display)
Exhibited in ‘Art in the Dark Ages in Europe’, Case A, Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1930.
Event Date 1930
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (References)
Burlington Fine Arts Club. (1930). Catalogue of an Exhibition of Art in the Dark Ages in Europe (circa 400-1000 A.D.). London: Burlington Fine Arts Club.
Event Date 1930
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (References)
Lethbridge, Thomas C. (1938). ‘Anglo-Saxon Remains’, in L. F. Salzman (ed.), The Victoria History of the County of Cambridgeshire and The Isle of Ely, Vol. 1. London: Oxford University Press. p. 324, Pl. XI.c
Event Date 1938
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Analysis)
Lethbridge (1938) identifies this as the central pin-head of a group of three linked pins.
Event Date 1938
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Display)
Exhibited: Archaeology Gallery, Clarke Gallery, 1984-2010
Event Date 1984
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (CMS Description)
Disc with raised knob in centre. Three perforations for attachment on periphery Ornamented with cross against background of petals and interlacing.
Event Date 8/9/1986
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Gilt bronze disc with three perforations on periphery, probably the central pin-head from a set of linked pins. Decorated with cross against background of petals and interlacing, with raised knob in centre.
Event Date 10/3/2021
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Found together / assemblage)
He identifies it as being from the Ridgeway Collection, in which case it is very likely to be the 'missing' 1927.697. If Z 14968 and 1927.697 are the same object, then it seems at some stage it has become disassociated from an 'about 1" chain'. Ridgeway has therefore been tentatively added to the Source field and 1927.697 to the MAA Nos field, but the records have not been amalgamated until more research has been done.
Event Date 9/3/2021
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Gilt copper alloy disc with three perforations on periphery, probably the central pin-head from a set of linked pins. Decorated with cross against background of petals and interlacing, with raised knob in centre.
Event Date 14/5/2021
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:8939
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