Accession No
1977.775 A
Description
Miniature lead axehead or terminal with flared, flattened end and two cast ridges around middle.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Huntingdonshire; Wintringham
Period
Medieval
Source
Department of the Environment [donor]; Beresford, Guy [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1977.775 A; 135 [Excavation no.]; 124
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Lead
Local Term
Measurements
66mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Excavated in 1971-1972 by Guy Beresford, Deserted Medieval Village Research Group, in association with the Department of the Environment.
Find spot 124
Event Date 1971
Author: maa
Context (References)
Beresford, Guy. (1977). ‘Excavation of a Moated House at Wintringham in Huntingdonshire.’ Archaeological Journal, 134. pp. 194-286. Fig. 49.3.
Event Date 1977
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Minature
Event Date 12/4/1988
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Miniature lead axehead or terminal with flared, flattened end and two cast ridges around middle.
Event Date 1/2/2023
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:24988
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