Accession No
1948.1654
Description
Copper alloy needle of Roman type with a long, rectangular eye and flat head; point fully intact. Needle is bent into a curve.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Linton; Linton Heath
Period
Roman Anglo Saxon
Source
Neville, Richard Cornwallis (Lord Braybrooke) [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1948.1654
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
125mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Linton Heath Barrow. Found 'in this day's work', 4 February 1853.
Not associated with a specific burial, but Graves 74-78 were excavated on this day.
Event Date 4/3/1853
Author: maa
Context (References)
Neville, Richard C. (1854). ‘Anglo-Saxon Cemetery Excavated, January, 1853’. The Archaeological Journal, vol. XI. p. 110.
Event Date 1854
Author: Sam Daisley
Description (CMS Description)
Bronze needle of Roman type, now curved. Large eye
Event Date 28/4/1987
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy needle of Roman type with a long, rectangular eye and flat head; point fully intact. Needle is bent into a curve.
Event Date 5/1/2021
Author: Sam Daisley
FM:15974
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