Accession No

Z 25300.2


Description

Small copper alloy buckle. Oval frame, lipped, notched and bevelled; pin attached via a wired loop; forked spacer with two prongs.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Meldreth; Flambard's Manor


Period

Medieval


Source

Lethbridge, Thomas Charles [excavator]; ?Tebbutt, Charles Frederick [donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 25300.2


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Bronze


Local Term


Measurements

45mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Buckle.
Event Date
Author: Jodi Zhang


Context (Display)
Old label found with object reads: 'coin of Henry III, buckle, etc., from upper layer of occupation'. A further old label adds: "C.A.S. Proc. Vol. XXXV".
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
Found from upper layer of occupation. Excavated by Thomas Charles Lethbridge in 1933.
Event Date 1933
Author: maa


Context (References)
Lethbridge, T.C. and Tebbutt, C.F. (1935). ‘Ancient Lime-kilns at Great Paxton, Hunts., their relation to the Anglo-Saxon Church at Great Paxton, and a Tentative Scheme for dating Pottery of the Late Saxon Period.’ Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 35, pp. 97-105.
Event Date 1935
Author: Jodi Zhang


Description (Physical description)
Small copper alloy buckle. Oval frame, lipped, notched and bevelled; pin attached via a wired loop; forked spacer with two prongs.
Event Date 5/12/2023
Author: Jodi Zhang


FM:18968

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