Accession No

1988.230


Description

Flat rectangular piece of iron with a circular silver stud in the centre of one side. Part of a fitting, possibly from a shield boss.


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

1988.230; MAA: 1987.53 [Lab no.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Iron; Silver


Local Term


Measurements

14mm x 19mm


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 with silver plate on a metal strip.
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)
Flat rectangular piece of iron with a circular silver stud in the centre of one side. Part of a fitting, possibly from a shield boss.
Event Date 5/5/2021
Author: Louise Puckett


FM:25005

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