Accession No
Z 16251.1
Description
Lead plug from the bottom of a cremation urn. Roughly oval with a groove around the perimeter to accommodate the thickness of the urn.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Girton; Girton College
Period
Anglo Saxon
Source
Girton College, Cambridge [donor]; Jenkinson, Francis John Henry [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 16251.1
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Lead
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for Z 16251[.1-3]: 'A/S Lead and scraps of bronze. (Different hand) Lead plug from bottom of a cremation urn (cf. Mucking)'
Event Date
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Context (Found together / assemblage)
The catalogue card has the following entry: 'Cf. Mucking.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 16251[.1-3]: 'Lead plug from the bottom of a cremation urn. Bronze scraps'
Event Date
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: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Lead plug from the bottom of a cremation urn. Roughly oval with a groove around the perimeter to accommodate the thickness of the urn.
Event Date 24/11/2020
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:9089
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