Accession No

1952.421


Description

A small jug of nearly white sandy ware, with a slight shoulder around the middle and a narrow footring at the base. It has been reconstructed from sherds, and the neck and handle are missing. Three sherds are detached but present.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Snailwell


Period

?Late Iron Age ?Roman late 1st century AD 2nd century AD


Source

Bacon, B. M. [donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1952.421


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements

112mm x 123mm x 112mm Weight 0.207kg


Events

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


Context (Field collection)
Found in the early summer of 1952 during building operations at OS 52/645675, near the place where some skeletons were found by the workmen, and near where the Belgic grave was later found.


Event Date 1952
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Part of a small jug of nearly white sandy ware, neck and handle missing.
Event Date 1953
Author: maa


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: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff


Context (Related Documents)
Described in the accession register as a 'volute ware jug'.
Event Date 17/6/2022
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff


Description (Physical description)
A small jug of nearly white sandy ware, with a slight shoulder around the middle and a narrow footring at the base. It has been reconstructed from sherds, and the neck and handle are missing. Three sherds are detached but present.
Event Date 17/6/2022
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff


FM:13426

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