Accession No

Z 43645.1


Description

Globular urn with everted rim. Decorated around the shoulder with six, well-defined long bosses. 12 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 43645.1; MAA: Z 16475; G.1


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: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Jean Somerville description for Z 43645[.1-3]: 'Sherds from more than one vessel; some plain except for elongated shoulder bosses and some with stamped decoration and incised lines.'
Event Date 11/5/2001
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Globular urn with everted rim. Decorated around the shoulder with six, well-defined long bosses. 12 sherds present.
Event Date 3/12/2020
Author: Katrina Dring


FM:9115

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