Accession No
1951.315 A
Description
A highly ornate, small ring. Uneven oval in cross section, its use is unknown. The decoration is in a high relief Celtic style, late La Tène style.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Abington Pigotts; Bellus Hill
Period
Late Iron Age ?1st century BC ?1st century AD
Source
Cambridge Antiquarian Society [monetary donor]; de Courcy Ireland, Montagu George [vendor]; Pigott, William Graham Foster (Reverend) [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1951.315 A
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
26mm x 3mm x 26mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
The card has a sketch of the relief.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (References)
Fox, Cyril. (1924). 'A Settlement of the Early Iron Age at Abington Pigotts, Cambs., and its Subsequent History; as Evidenced by Objects Preserved in the Pigott Collection'. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. vol IV. pp. 211-233. fig. 1. D.
Event Date 1924
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (References)
Clark, J. Grahame D. (1938). 'Early Man'. The Victoria History of the County of Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely. Salzman, L.F. (ed). Vol. 1. Fig. 25
Event Date 1938
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Uneven oval section. Use uncertain. High relief Celtic (late La Tene) style.
Event Date 1951
Author: maa
Context (References)
Taylor, Alison. (1997). 'South West Cambridgeshire'. Archaeology of Cambridgeshire. Vol. 1. p. 11.
Event Date 1997
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
A highly ornate, small ring. Uneven oval in cross section, its use is unknown. The decoration is in a high relief Celtic style, late La Tene style.
Event Date 26/10/2018
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Conservation (Museum Additions Removed)
CON.2025.6193 | Museum Additions Removed
Event Date 15/5/2025
Author: Stephanie De Roemer
FM:16011
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