Accession No

Z 24939


Description

Sherd; Glass; Nail - Sherds of coarse and colour-coated ware, pieces of glass, and an iron nail


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Arbury


Period

Roman


Source

City of Cambridge


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 24939


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery; Glass; Metal; Iron


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (CMS Context)
Excavated in 1953: From south of South Wall " Verandah' , brown earth, 1 ft 9 ins - 2 ft 6 ins above chalk footings; Deposit: DXI Top -
Event Date 22/1/1993
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
Sherds of coarse and colour-coated ware, pieces of glass, and an iron nail
Event Date 22/1/1993
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 10/4/2014
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 10/4/2014
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 10/4/2014
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (CMS Description)
9 sherds of mixed wares including colour coated and coarse ware, 2 of these sherds are rim sherds. In addition there is a very corroded and fragmentary iron nail, and 2 pieces of glass 1 flat slightly green piece and one translucent curved piece possibly from a vessel. Both these fragments re covered with patches of iridescence.
Event Date 10/4/2014
Author: maa


FM:56535

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