Accession No

Z 25540 A.1


Description

One body sherd from an urn decorated with stamps. One stamp used.


Place

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


Period

Anglo Saxon


Source

Girton College, Cambridge [donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 25540 A.1


Cultural Affliation


Material

Pottery; Ceramic


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for Z 25540 [A-H] reads: 'Potsherds, bone comb frags, bronze frags, etc. A cremation'.
Event Date
Author: Lily Stancliffe


Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for Z 25540 [A-H]: 'Potsherds, bone comb frags, bronze frags etc.'
Event Date
Author: Lily Stancliffe


Context (Field collection)
The catalogue card for Z 25540 [A-H] has the following entry: 'Sammy Cowles said this was a cremation from Girton Anglo Saxon Cemetery'
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 25540 [A-H]: 'Fragments of comb and fragments of bronze.'
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)
Sarah-Jane Harknett description for Z 25540 [A-H]: 'Also found, a bead, pieces of glass, and a piece of lead.'
Event Date 29/3/2001
Author: Lily Stancliffe


Description (Physical description)
One body sherd from an urn decorated with stamps. One stamp used.
Event Date 19/11/2020
Author: Lily Stancliffe


FM:9173

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