Accession No
Z 29658.1
Description
88 sherds from two or more vessels. One flat base sherd, one rim sherd and one decorated with circular stamps. Others decorated with long narrow shoulder bosses with two parallel grooves either side and diagonal slash marks across the ridge. Some decorated with a band of raised cable design. Some sherds have coloured chalk lines on the back.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Girton; Girton College
Period
Anglo Saxon
Source
Girton College, Cambridge [depositor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 29658.1
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Other)
The catalogue card for Z 29471 has the following entry: 'Z 29471, 29477-9, 29638-29670 are all packed in the groups in which they were stored in the attic.'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Related Documents)
See catalogue card for sketch diagram of stamps
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description of Z 29658[.1-2]: 'Fragments of one or more urns. Decorated with incised lines, stamps and small bosses on the shoulder. Also an iron staple.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Related Documents)
Note in Cyril Fox's hand reads: 'Girton College, Saxon, (Cowles).' (originally transcribed by J.Somerville 10/5/2001). Similar notes have been dated 1920.
Event Date 1920
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
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: Louise Puckett
Description (Physical description)
88 sherds from two or more vessels. One flat base sherd, one rim sherd and one decorated with circular stamps. Others decorated with long narrow shoulder bosses with two parallel grooves either side and diagonal slash marks across the ridge. Some decorated with a band of raised cable design. Some sherds have coloured chalk lines on the back.
Event Date 3/12/2020
Author: Louise Puckett
FM:9199
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