Accession No
1953.492 A
Description
Cremation urn. Small jar of grey-brown sandy ware, with recurved rim (restored)
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Arbury
Period
Roman ?2nd Century
Source
Frend.Prof.W.H.C
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1953.492 A
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery; Grey-Brown Sandy Ware
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Said to be asssociated. One of the two pots contained a cremation burial. See 1953.491; Date: ?2 Century AD -; Collected by: Frend.W.H.C
Event Date 13/1/1993
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Small jar of grey-brown sandy ware, with recurved rim (restored)
Event Date 13/1/1993
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
(Bib): Frend, W.H.C. 1959. 'Further Finds on the Arbury Road Estate'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. vol LII. pp. 69-72.
Event Date 17/4/2014
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (CMS Context)
(Bib): Frend, W.H.C. 1955. 'A Romano-British Settlement at Arbury Road, Cambridge'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. vol XLVIII. pp. 10-43.
Event Date 17/4/2014
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (CMS Context)
(Bib): Fell, Clare. 1956. 'Roman Burials Found at Arbury Road, Cambridge, 1952'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. vol XLIX. pp. 13-23.
Event Date 17/4/2014
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (CMS Description)
A small wide mouthed urn, the rim broken and reconstructed, with the remains of a cremation still inside.
Event Date 17/4/2014
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
A display label seen with the urn reads '53.492a. Jar with ashes from cremation. Found with fragments of another pot. ARBURY ROAD. d.d. Dr W.H.C.Frend.'. The rim of the jar has been reconstructed and plaster used to fill the gaps.
Event Date 17/4/2014
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (CMS Context)
(Bib): Liversidge, Joan. 1977. 'Roman Burials in the Cambridge Area'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. vol LXVII. pp. 11-38.
Event Date 17/4/2014
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:56364
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