Accession No
Z 43633.1
Description
Globular cinerary urn with everted rim and flattened base. Decorated around the neck with three grooves, a row of stamps and three further grooves; around the shoulder are two-line chevrons, three parallel grooves and two-line pendant triangles. One stamp used. Incomplete; 15 sherds present.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Girton; Girton College
Period
Anglo Saxon
Source
Girton College, Cambridge [depositor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 43633.1; MAA: Z 16475; G.3
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Found together / assemblage)
The catalogue card for Z 16475 has the following entry: 'Found in attic - stored by Cyril Fox. Packed in newspapers more or less contemp. with original excavation. Packets had been complete (but broken) pots; these have been transferred and numbered G.1-14, but because of disintegration of newspaper, may be inaccurate.'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn
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: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Jean Somerville's description for Z 43633[.1-3]: '19 sherds of decorated grey ware, incised and stamped. Probably from 2 or 3 pots. Also found, one piece of bone.'
Event Date 11/5/2001
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Globular cinerary urn with everted rim and flattened base. Decorated around the neck with three grooves, a row of stamps and three further grooves; around the shoulder are two-line chevrons, three parallel grooves and two-line pendant triangles. One stamp used. Incomplete; 15 sherds present.
Event Date 2/12/2020
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:9103
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