Accession No
1886.31.4
Description
Circular bracelet of Kimmeridge shale. Two fragments detached but present.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Girton; Girton College
Period
?Roman Anglo Saxon
Source
Girton College, Cambridge [donor]; von Hügel, Anatole (Baron) [excavator]; Foster, Walter Kidman [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1886.31.4; MAA: Z 18062
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shale; ?Clay
Local Term
Measurements
85mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Z Register for Z 18062 reads '?Roman'.
Event Date
Author: Jane Pettitt
Description (Physical description)
Z Register for Z 18062: 'Shale bracelet'.
Event Date
Author: Jane Pettitt
Context (Related Documents)
The card for Z 18062 originally had Z 31274 on it but it was crossed out. Collected by: Jenkinson.F.J.H [sic] in 1886: From a grave.
Event Date
Author: Jane Pettitt
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1886.31.4: 'A bangle of Kimmeridge Clay.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Excavated and collected by: Baraon Anatole von Hügel and Walter K. Foster. Exhumed with number of skeletons at Girton College May and June 1886
Event Date 1886
Author: maa
Context (References)
Hollingworth, Edith Joan, and Maureen M. O'Reilly. (1925). The Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Girton College, Cambridge. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Event Date 1925
Author: Jane Pettitt
Context (Amendments / updates)
Sarah-Jane Harknett: 'This object is marked with Z 18062 but it matches the record for 1886.31.4, which is a bangle of Kimmeridge Clay.'
Event Date 28/03/2001
Author: Jane Pettitt
Description (Physical description)
Sarah-Jane Harknett: 'Two fragments are broken off, but are present'.
Event Date 28/3/2001
Author: Jane Pettitt
Conservation (Remedial)
80.19 | Remedial
Event Date 28/5/2019
Author: Kirstie Williams
Description (Physical description)
Circular bracelet of Kimmeridge shale. Two fragments detached but present.
Event Date 19/11/2020
Author: Jane Pettitt
FM:8975
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