Accession No

Z 25472


Description

Large pot with flat base, and six parallel grooves around base of neck. Five vertical bosses on rounded shoulder, with two vertical incised lines on either side. Entire rim and parts of upper body missing; eight sherds detached but present. White marks on surface, possibly chalk or plaster.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Girton; Girton College


Period

Anglo Saxon


Source

Girton College, Cambridge [donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 25472; MAA: D 1924.65 [incorrect]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Physical description)
Cremation urn containing ashes/bones and fragments of bone comb (burnt) [sic - these likely relate to the correct D 1924.65]. 5 bosses, neck rim and part of the body missing.
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: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff


Description (Physical description)
Accession Register: 'Urn, hight 9.25 inches, rim missing'
Event Date 19/6/1978
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (CMS Context)
The catalogue card has the following entry: 'Formerly labelled D 1924.65 (which is in fact a different urn from Thetford)'
Event Date 17/9/1986
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Kate Sutton: 'Incised lines either side of the bosses and an incised band around the neck.'
Event Date 9/5/2001
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Large pot with flat base, and six parallel grooves around base of neck. Five vertical bosses on rounded shoulder, with two vertical incised lines on either side. Entire rim and parts of upper body missing; eight sherds detached but present. White marks on surface, possibly chalk or plaster.
Event Date 2/12/2020
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff


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