Accession No
1960.448.1
Description
Large rim sherd, reconstructed from two sherds. Undecorated with rolled over rim.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Suffolk; Mildenhall; Hurst Fen
Period
Neolithic A2
Source
Clark, J. Grahame D. (Prof.) [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1960.448.1; XI PII [excavation no.]; 1998W22 [Birmingham loan no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Display)
One of several sherds from Hurst Fen on long term loan to Birmingham City Museum, now Birmingham Museums, until September 2014. They were on display with a label reading: 'Group of rim fragments of early Neolithic pottery from the settlement at Hurst Fen, Suffolk, showing different rims on pots whose lower parts were hemispherical. c. 3000-2500 B.C. Lent by Cambridge University.'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in white ink: 'HURST FEN CAMBS MUS'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink on both sherds: 'XI PII'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Other)
The catalogue card reads: "In acknowledgement of the Crowther Beynon Fund" and "60.430"
Event Date 1960
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Sherds. Rolled over rims. Undecorated
Event Date 1960
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Large rim sherd, reconstructed from two sherds. Undecorated with rolled over rim.
Event Date 1/10/2019
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
FM:21852
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