Accession No
1958.85 A-B
Description
Glass; Bracelet - A: Glass fragments.
B: Piece of bronze bracelet
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Arbury
Period
Roman
Source
City of Cambridge
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1958.85 A-B; MAA: 1958.85; 1958.85 A; 1958.85 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Glass; Metal; Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Excavated by in 1953: From Manhole Site, extension trench A in black earth at 1 ftdepth
Event Date 13/1/1993
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
A: Glass fragments.
B: Piece of bronze bracelet
Event Date 13/1/1993
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
(Bib): Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Annual Report. December 1958. pp. 3.
Event Date 3/4/2014
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
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 3/4/2014
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (CMS Context)
A note which accompanies A and B reads 'ARBURY RD. 17 Apr. 53. Manhole Site. In black earth at depth 1 ft. from surface. Extension trench. A. 1 Piece of glass bottle 2 Piece of bronze bracelet.'.
Event Date 3/4/2014
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 3/4/2014
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (CMS Description)
A is 4 fragments of glass from a vessel, including a rim and base piece. The surface is covered wit patches of iridescence. B is a small section from a bronze bracelet with a diamond shaped cross section.
Event Date 3/4/2014
Author: maa
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 3/4/2014
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (CMS Context)
B was contained in a bag which read 'Lab No 1996.285'.
Event Date 3/4/2014
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:56436
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