Accession No
1883.814
Description
Heavy mortar of copper alloy. Flaring rim, fragmented in places; flat base with sloping sides. The body is decorated above the sloping sides with a pattern of alternating acorn motifs and fleurs-de-lys, with circles underneath.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge
Period
Post Medieval
Source
Cambridge Antiquarian Society
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1883.814
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; ?Bronze; Copper Alloy
Local Term
Measurements
100mm Weight 1.64kg
Events
Context (Field collection)
Collected in 1854.
Event Date 1854
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Decoration of acorns, fleur-de-lys.
Event Date 1883
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Heavy mortar of copper alloy. Flaring rim, fragmented in places; flat base with sloping sides. The body is decorated above the sloping sides with a pattern of alternating acorn motifs and fleurs-de-lys, with circles underneath.
Event Date 8/1/2024
Author: Esther Laver
FM:19514
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