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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