Accession No
1936.837 B
Description
Small copper alloy ear scoop. Shallow bowl scoop at one end, round perforation at the other.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Shudy Camps
Period
Anglo Saxon
Source
Cambridge Antiquarian Society [donor]; Lethbridge, Thomas Charles [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1936.837 B; MAA: Z 21277.3
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
35mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 21277.1-.3: 'String of 7 beads: two yellow, two red and three green glass.
Fragment of disc brooch and small bronze spoon, perforated for suspension, possibly for use with cosmetics'
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff
Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 21277.3: 'Small spoon-like object, very corroded, perforated for hanging'.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff
Context (Field collection)
Found: Grave 55
Excavated by Lethbridge in 1933
Event Date 1933
Author: maa
Context (References)
Lethbridge, Thomas C. (1936). A Cemetery At Shudy Camps, Cambridgeshire. Cambridge Antiquarian Society, Quarto Publications. New Series, V. Plate: 4F
Event Date 1936
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff
Description (CMS Description)
Small
Event Date 22/7/1987
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Small copper alloy ear scoop. Shallow bowl scoop at one end, round perforation at the other.
Event Date 13/4/2021
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff
FM:19349
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