Accession No

1883.442


Description

An urn shaped vessel; squat, showing a blue grey surface slip, wide mouthed, with overhanging rim, a wide bead on neck, and small flat base. Dark grey grooved ?neck; Restored


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Bedfordshire; Shefford; Clifton


Period

Roman


Source

Cambridge Antiquarian Society [donor]; Inskip, Thomas [collector]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1883.442; MAA: AR 1907.245; 1907.187; 1907.801


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label affixed to object reads: 'From a Barrow at Clifton, Shefford' and in later hand 'CAM.442'.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn


Context (Field collection)
Found: From a barrow at Clifton.
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
An urn shaped vessel; squat, showing a blue grey surface slip, wide mouthed, with overhanging rim, a wide bead on neck, and small flat base. Dark grey grooved neck. Restored/
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Found together / assemblage)
Cyril Fox (1923, p. 197) described this urn as 'containing cremated bones', which are no longer present.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn


Description (Labels & Markings)
A second handwritten label affixed to object reads: 'A. 1907.187 Urn. Roman. From a barrow, Clifton, Shefford, Beds (Inskip Coll) The CAS 1883' and in a later hand 'CAM.442'.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn


Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for 1883.442: 'Urn. Bowl-shaped, darkish grey, grooved neck.'
Event Date 1883
Author: Imogen Gunn


Context (Other)
Note in CAS Register for 1883.422 to 1883.446 reads: "C.A.M. Additional Roman (added by restoration since 1883)"
Event Date 1883
Author: Imogen Gunn


Context (Other)
The catalogue card has the following entry: "Apparently recatalogued after restoration as 1907.187/801 (AR 1907.245)"
Event Date 1907
Author: Imogen Gunn


Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for 1907.187: 'One squat, wide-mouthed [urn], showing a blue-grey surface slip, with rounded overhanging rim, and small flat base, a wide bead encircles the neck.'
Event Date 1907
Author: Imogen Gunn


Context (References)
Fox, Cyril. (1923). Archaeology of the Cambridge Region. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 197
Event Date 1923
Author: Imogen Gunn


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