Accession No
1988.231
Description
Iron buckle, 'D' shaped frame, pin missing. Thin silver plating on the front of the frame.
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
1988.231; MAA: 1987.53 [Lab no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron; Silver
Local Term
Measurements
21mm x 22mm
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)
Buckle with silver plate, incomplete.
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, 214, Fig. 3.44
Event Date 1998
Author: Louise Puckett
Conservation ()
1996.12M |
Event Date 1/3/2016
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Iron buckle, 'D' shaped frame, pin missing. Thin silver plating on the front of the frame.
Event Date 5/5/2021
Author: Louise Puckett
FM:25006
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