Accession No

1988.227.2


Description

Iron stud, possibly from a shield boss. Flat circular stud with broken bar protruding from the centre on reverse. Crack from one edge to the centre.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Barrington; Edix Hill


Period

Anglo Saxon 6th century


Source

Adamson, Douglas T. [donor]; Montague, Chris [collector]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1988.227.2; MAA: 1987.53 [Lab no.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Iron


Local Term


Measurements

25mm


Events

Context (Field collection)
Grave group (1988.223-1988.232) found with a skeleton by Chris Montague while metal detecting in August 1987. Retrospectively assigned number Grave 28 by Malim and Hines (1998). Found on the site of Edix Hill (Barrington A) cemetery, which was excavated in the 19th century.
Event Date 8/1987
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Stud.
Event Date 4/5/1988
Author: maa


Context (References)
Malim, Tim and Hines, John. (1998). The Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Edix Hill (Barrington A), Cambridgeshire. CBA Research Report 112. York: Council for British Archaeology. pp. 56, Fig. 3.44
Event Date 1998
Author: Louise Puckett


Description (Physical description)
Sarah-Jane Harknett: '?From a shield boss.'
Event Date 9/1/2001
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Conservation ()
1996.12M |
Event Date 1/3/2016
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Iron stud, possibly from a shield boss. Flat circular stud with broken bar protruding from the centre on reverse. Crack from one edge to the centre.
Event Date 5/5/2021
Author: Louise Puckett


FM:25000

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