Accession No

Z 16185 B.1


Description

Eleven fragments of copper alloy rings of various sizes. At least seven show slip knot rings.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Burwell


Period

Anglo Saxon


Source

Cambridge Antiquarian Society [donor]; Lethbridge, Thomas Charles [excavator]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 16185 B.1


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Copper alloy; ?Bronze


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (Related Documents)
For photocopies of Lethbridge’s Burwell excavation notes, drawings, etc. see WO8/1/1 in Archive.
Event Date
Author: Sam Daisley


Context (Field collection)
Anglo Saxon cemetery. Possibly grave 6 but likely from other contexts; Collected by: Lethbridge T. C.
Event Date
Author: Sam Daisley


Context (Related Documents)
Old label found with objects reads: 'Bronze and iron pins, iron knife and bronze hasps. Grave number 6.'. This label likely belongs with 1926.257.
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (References)
Lethbridge, Thomas C. (1931). ‘Recent excavations in Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk.’ Cambridge Antiquarian Society Quarto Publications, n.s. 3. pp. 47-70
Event Date 1931
Author: Sam Daisley


Description (Physical description)
Sarah-Jane Harknett description for Z 16185 B[.1-2]: 'Several pieces twisted into rings.'
Event Date 4/1/2001
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Eleven fragments of copper alloy rings of various sizes. At least seven show slip knot rings.
Event Date 23/4/2021
Author: Sam Daisley


FM:19457

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