Accession No
Z 43641.1
Description
Sherds from at least six pots. Five flat bases and two sagging bases; 12 everted, squared rim sherds, four with a band of decoration below the neck; one attached spout; one body sherd with applied strip decoration; and part of a pedestal base. 32 sherds present.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Girton; Girton College
Period
Medieval Saxo Norman Anglo Saxon
Source
Girton College, Cambridge [depositor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 43641.1; MAA: Z 16475; G.6
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 (Related Documents)
Label found with Z 43641[.1-3]: 'Saxo-Norman'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
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: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Jean Somerville description for Z 43641[.1-3]: 'Heavy grey sherds, rims and bases, a pedestal and a spout, some decorated with stamped designs. Also one piece of flint and a lump of chalk with incised lines.'
Event Date 11/5/2001
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Sherds from at least six pots. Five flat bases and two sagging bases; 12 everted, squared rim sherds, four with a band of decoration below the neck; one attached spout; one body sherd with applied strip decoration; and part of a pedestal base. 32 sherds present.
Event Date 3/12/2020
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:9109
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