Accession No
1934.882 B
Description
A small, cast copper alloy oval-framed buckle. Oval loop with a pointed bevelled pin rest, narrow pin and pronged plate. Possible gilding.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; ?Girton; ?Girton College
Period
?Anglo Saxon ?Medieval
Source
Griffith, Arthur Foster [donor]; Jenkinson, Francis John Henry [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1934.882 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
38mm
Events
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 (CMS Context)
?Girton College Cemetery, ?Grave 6.
The card has the following entry: "Kept by Mr.Griffith in same box as 1934.882 A. Jenkinson says Grave 6y (with tweezers)" . A second card was found with this number which read: " Kept by Griffith in the same box as 1934.882 A a Saxon comb"
Event Date 10/9/1986
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
With forked chape
Event Date 10/9/1986
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
A small, cast copper alloy oval-framed buckle. Oval loop with a pointed bevelled pin rest, narrow pin and pronged plate. Possible gilding.
Event Date 1/12/2020
Author: Jane Pettitt
FM:9000
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