Accession No

1931.394


Description

A small fragment of a bronze torc. It has a spiral twist decorative form.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Chesterton; Green End Road


Period

Late Bronze Age


Source

Cambridge Antiquarian Society [monetary donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1931.394


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Copper alloy; Bronze


Local Term


Measurements

4mm x 8mm x 34mm Weight 0.002kg


Events

Context (References)
Ref. Plate 300.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Context (References)
Brown and Blin-Stoyle cite an incorrect Accession Number (1931.384)
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Context (Field collection)
Green End Road, Chesterton Hoard.
Found on Green End Road, during gravel-digging in a pit belonging to F. and P. Brown in ?1929, ?1930.


Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Spiral twist. Fragment
Event Date 1931
Author: maa


Context (References)
Lethbridge, T.C. and O'Reilly, M.M. (1932). 'Archaeological Notes'. In Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. XXXII. p. 59-61. pl. I.
Event Date 1932
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Context (References)
Clark, Grahame. (1941). Prehistoric England. B.T. Batsford LTD: London. pp. 63-64. pl. 58.
Event Date 1941
Author: Imogen Gunn


Context (References)
Brown, M.A. and Blin-Stoyle, A.E. (1959). 'A Sample Analysis of British Middle and Late Bronze Age Material, using Optical Spectrometry'. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, vol XXV. pp. 188-208.
Event Date 1959
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Context (Amendments / updates)
Lethbridge and O'Reilly (see Contexts) note the hoard 'has been acquired for the Museum chiefly through the energies of Mr Oliver Rottman and Mr C.S. Leaf to whom the Museum is much indebted; it was purchased with part of the C.A.S. grant.'. It does not say in what capacity Rottman and Leaf aided the CAS and the Museum in the acquisition of the hoard.
Event Date 26/11/2018
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Physical description)
A small fragment of a bronze torc. It has a spiral twist decorative form.
Event Date 26/11/2018
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


FM:10428

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