Accession No

Z 22363.1


Description

Large fragment of glass, the partial rim neck and shoulder of a vessel. Glass is a pale transparent green colour, now iridescent and patinated from burial.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Snailwell


Period

Late Iron Age early Roman


Source

Newmarket Rural District Council [donor]; Lethbridge, Thomas Charles [excavator]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 22363.1


Cultural Affliation


Material

Glass


Local Term


Measurements

60mm x 62mm x 22mm Weight 0.026kg


Events

Context (Related Documents)
A loose hand written note seen with Z 22363 material reads 'Odds and ends from Belgic burial, Snailwell. Not entered.' in pencil.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Physical description)
Oddments including fragments of glass (one of which is a rim fragment). Sherds of red, brown, buff, and beige
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
Found in a Belgic chieftain's grave when laying a drain. Excavated by Thomas Lethbridge on 17 May 1952. Grid reference TL 52/645674.
Event Date 17/05/1952
Author: maa


Context (References)
Lethbridge, T.C. (1954). 'Burial of an Iron Age Warrior at Snailwell'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 47. pp 25-37.
Event Date 1954
Author: Imogen Gunn


Context (References)
Stead, I.M. (1967). ‘A La Tène III Burial at Welwyn Garden City’. Archaeologia, vol. 101. pp. 1-61
Event Date 1967
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Large fragment of glass, the partial rim neck and shoulder of a vessel. Glass is a pale transparent green colour, now iridescent and patinated from burial.
Event Date 12/2/2019
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Conservation (Assessment Only)
CON.2019.4308 | Assessment Only
Event Date 9/8/2019
Author: Kirstie Williams


Conservation (Remedial)
CON.2020.4821 | Remedial
Event Date 26/8/2020
Author: Kirstie French


Loan (Long Term Gallery Loan)
Ely Museum, The Old Gaol, Ely, 01/09/2020 to 30/09/2023, Ely Museum Redevelopment
Event Date 1/9/2020
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Context (Analysis)
Previously dated as Iron Age E and Gallo Belgic.
Event Date 10/6/2022
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


FM:13389

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