Accession No
1948.1375 B
Description
Ferrule or circular band of copper alloy, possibly used as a bead.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Little Wilbraham; Streetway Hill
Period
Anglo Saxon
Source
Neville, Richard Cornwallis (Lord Braybrooke) [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1948.1375 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
10mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Small band which has possibly been a mounting for a wooden, or bone object, or used as a bead
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Grave 38. Child's grave with bracelet and bronze ferrule (or bead). Excavated in 1851.
Event Date 1851
Author: maa
Context (References)
Neville, Richard C. (1852). Saxon Obsequies: Illustrated by Ornaments and Weapons Discovered by the Hon. RC Neville, in a Cemetery Near Little Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire, During the Autumn of 1851. J. Murray. (Ref. Plate: XV No. 38)
Event Date 1852
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Ferrule or circular band of copper alloy, possibly used as a bead.
Event Date 18/12/2020
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:15865
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