Accession No

1948.1524 B.1-3


Description

A large iron ring, oval in cross section, with one attachment link around the ring. Two other links, which appear to have formed a chain, are detached but present.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Linton; Linton Heath


Period

Anglo Saxon


Source

Braybrooke Collection; Neville, Richard Cornwallis [excavator]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1948.1524 B.1-3


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Iron


Local Term


Measurements

46mm x 15mm x 55mm Weight 0.031kg


Events

Description (Physical description)
Iron ring and three attachment loops
Event Date 1848
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
Linton Barrow. Grave 9, excavated in 1853
Event Date 1853
Author: maa


Context (References)
Neville, Richard C. (June 1854). 'Anglo-Saxon Cemetery Excavated, January 1853.' The Archaeological Journal. vol 11. pp. 95-115. p. 98.
Event Date 6/1854
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Physical description)
A large iron ring, oval in cross section, with one attachment link around the ring. Two other links, which appear to have formed a chain, are detached but present.
Event Date 2/11/2018
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Context (Amendments / updates)
The Period field was given as 'Iron Age'; although it is possible that another Iron Age object was included in this grave (see 1948.1523), it is more likely that this was an error. The catalogue card does not give this information, and the Place has therefore been updated to 'Anglo Saxon'.
Event Date 14/1/2021
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


FM:19238

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