Accession No
1948.1362 A
Description
Two copper alloy disc-headed rivets with silver or tinned faces. Originally associated with a copper alloy bar (see 1948.1362 B).
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Little Wilbraham
Period
Anglo Saxon 6th century AD 7th century AD
Source
Neville, Richard Cornwallis (Lord Braybrooke) [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1948.1362 A
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; ?Bronze; ?Silver; ?Tin
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Analysis)
Object use By Vogt.Prof.: Similar studs are found with sheaths of knives and scramasax in Switzerland 6th-7th centuries and are used as in the diagram:- Strapped to the belt through the loops
Event Date
Author: Lily Pencliffe
Description (Physical description)
Pair of silver plated studs mounted on transverse bars. Cuff links?; Complete
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Grave 35, 1851.
6 Century AD; 7 Century AD
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. Plate 15, no.35. See diagram of possible object use on reverse of card.
Event Date 1852
Author: Lily Pencliffe
Description (Physical description)
Two copper alloy disc-headed rivets with silver or tinned faces. Originally associated with a copper alloy bar (see 1948.1362 B).
Event Date 10/9/2024
Author: Lily Pencliffe
FM:15870
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