Accession No
1958.80 A
Description
A leaf-shaped seal box top with a heart shaped design on the front and a circle in the centre of this heart. It is inlaid with azure and dark red champleve enamel. The remains of a hinge can be seen at the back and at the tip of the leaf there is a small pin.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Arbury
Period
Roman
Source
City of Cambridge [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1958.80 A
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Bronze; Enamel
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Field collection)
Excavated by in 1953: The Roman building, Arbury Road,
Event Date 1953
Author: maa
Context (References)
Frend, W.H.C. 1955. 'A Romano-British Settlement at Arbury Road, Cambridge'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. vol XLVIII. pp. 10-43. pl. IV (for specific reference see pp. 25).
Event Date 1955
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (References)
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Annual Report. December 1958. pp. 3.
Event Date 1958
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
A: Bronze heart-shaped seal-box. Cambridge Antiquarian Society No.1.
Event Date 1958
Author: maa
Context (References)
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 1959
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (References)
Liversidge, Joan. 1977. 'Roman Burials in the Cambridge Area'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. vol LXVII. pp. 11-38.
Event Date 1977
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
A leaf-shaped seal box top with a heart shaped design on the front and a circle in the centre of this heart. It is inlaid with azure and dark red champleve enamel. The remains of a hinge can be seen at the back and at the tip of the leaf there is a small pin.
Event Date 3/4/2014
Author: maa
FM:56431
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