Accession No

Z 25503


Description

Square tile with deep paw print at one corner.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Comberton; Fox's Bridge


Period

Roman


Source

Cambridge Antiquarian Society [donor]; Deck, Isaiah [collector]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 25503


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Tile


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label affixed to object reads: 'Wolf's Footmarks in Roman Tile'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn


Description (Physical description)
Square tile with deep paw print at one corner.
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
Found at the Roman villa at Fox's Bridge, Comberton in 1842.
Event Date 1842
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (References)
(1842). ’The Roman Remains at Comberton.' Cambridge Chronicle and Journal, 1 October 1842.
Event Date 1/10/1842
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (References)
Deck, Isaiah. (1842). 'Interesting Discovery of a Roman Villa'. Cambridge Chronicle and Journal, 5 March 1842.
Event Date 5/3/1842
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (Display)
According to the Cambridge Chronicle, 2 July 1842, 'antiquarian visitors will have an opportunity of inspecting the interesting specimens recently found at the Roman villa at Comberton... at Mr Deck's on King's Parade.'
Event Date 7/1842
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (Acquisition Details)
Acquired by the Cambridge Antiquarian Society in 1854 as part of Isaiah Deck's collection.
Event Date 1854
Author: maa


Context (References)
Babington, Charles Cardale. (1883). Ancient Cambridgeshire. 2nd edition. Cambridge: Cambridge Antiquarian Society. pp. 22-24
Event Date 1883
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (References)
Fox, Cyril. (1923). The Archaeology of the Cambridge Region. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 185
Event Date 1923
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Conservation (Remedial)
CON.2018.4100 | Remedial
Event Date 18/4/2018
Author: Dipika Nadkarni


Loan (Exhibition)
Ely Museum, 26/06/2018 to 01/10/2018, Animals in Archaeology
Event Date 26/6/2018
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


FM:63995

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