Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue cards reads: 'Mrs Wyatt, the former owner, thought that 36.358 - [1936.366] formed a single grave-group. There is no certain evidence for or against this; it would be unusual, but not impossible, for a pair of cruciforms, a pair of ring-brooches, and a single small-long to be found in the one grave; similarly, the spearhead might possibly come from the same grave,- cf. Shudy Camps, where one of the 3 spearheads found was in a woman's grave.'
Event Date 4/9/1986
Author: maa

Description (CMS Description)
Two bronze cruciform brooches, cast from same mould, late type, small headplate with broad flattened top and side-knobs; squarish side-wings; horses-head foot with flattened, squarish end; knobs and sidewings decorated with Style 1 animal heads ("elephant' s trunk type); similar heads form upper part of nostrils of horse' s head, with scrolls divided by triangular ' tongue' below.
Event Date 4/9/1986
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
Mrs. Laurie Wyatt offered this group of artefacts (1936.357-1936.366) for sale to Louis Clarke in a letter dated 7 March 1936 (in correspondence file in archive), which was suggested to her by the British Museum. She wrote to Clarke that she believed 1936.358-1936.366 to be 'a complete "Grave Set" found at Cambridge'. She also mentions 'a cooking pot (broken) which was found at the same time', surely 1936.357, which implies that she at least believed that it did not come from the same grave. Clarke responded on 9 March 1936 to say that the museum would indeed like to purchase the grave group and asks for more information about where in Cambridge it was found. She responded on 19 March 1936 to acknowledge the receipt, confirm that the artefacts have been sent and to say that they were found at Barton Road: 'The site in Barton Road now has three blocks of new flats with bright green roofs built over it.'
Event Date 18/6/2016
Author: Imogen Gunn