Context (Field collection)
Grave 12, Guilden Morden Cemetery. Excavated by Thomas C. Lethbridge in 1935.
Event Date 1935
Author: maa

Context (References)
Lethbridge, T.C. (1936). 'Further Excavations in the Early Iron Age and Romano-British Cemetery at Guilden Morden.' Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 36. pp. 109-120, Pl. Ia
Event Date 1936
Author: Imogen Gunn

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card: 'A: Samian dish, form Ludovici Tg., with letters scratched and partly obliterated in antiquity, on under-side. Potter's stamp RIPPINI.'
Event Date 1937
Author: maa

Context (References)
Collingwood, R.G. and Wright, R.P. (1995). The Roman Inscriptions of Britain. Frere, S.S. and Tomlin, R.S.O. (eds.), Volume II (Instrumentum Domesticum), Fascicule 7 (Graffiti on Samian Ware). RIB 2501. Stroud: Alan Sutton. p. 131 (RIB 2501.740)
Event Date 1995
Author: Imogen Gunn

Description (Physical description)
Frere and Tomlin (1995): Part of a Walters 79 or Ludovici Tg, stamped [G]IPPI*M... Graffito below the carination: [...]MANDA[3-4]BRVN[...]'
Event Date 1995
Author: Imogen Gunn

Context (Analysis)
Frere and Tomlin (1995) date the stamp to 150-180 CE, and the Period field has been updated accordingly.
Event Date 1995
Author: Imogen Gunn

Description (Inscription)
Frere and Tomlin (1995): Probably two graffiti, the first perhaps 'Manda[ti]' translating '(Property) of Mandatus'.
Event Date 1995
Author: Imogen Gunn

Description (Physical description)
Samian dish, form Ludovici Tg. or Walters 79, stamped [G]IPPI*M. Graffito of two names below the carination: [...]MANDA BRVN[...], the first probably reading '(Property) of Mandatus' but subsequently scratched through. Reconstructed using plaster.
Event Date 16/5/2023
Author: Imogen Gunn

Exhibition (Li Ka Shing Gallery)
EXH.2023.12 | Beneath Our Feet: Archaeology of the Cambridge Region
Event Date 21/6/2023
Author: Imogen Gunn