Accession No
1977.775 B
Description
Swivelling lead mount. Roughly oval, one side narrowing to a blunt-ended point of rectangular cross-section. Concave and pierced through centre.
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 B; 137 [Excavation no.]; WM124 [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Lead
Local Term
Measurements
56mm
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 WM124
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. 49.5.
Event Date 1977
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Lead; Metal ?Pivot; ?Weight; tool; fitting
Event Date 12/4/1988
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Swivelling lead mount. Roughly oval, one side narrowing to a blunt-ended point of rectangular cross-section. Concave and pierced through centre.
Event Date 1/2/2023
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:24989
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