Accession No
D 1914.108
Description
Small steelyard weight, in the shape of a man's head and shoulders, helmeted.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Kent; Richborough; Reculver
Period
Roman 1st-2nd century
Source
Trinity College, Cambridge; Battely, John [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
D 1914.108
Cultural Affliation
Material
?Metal
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Analysis)
The Battely Coll. objects deposited in the Museum, in 1914, by Trinity College, were all catalogued as having come from Richborough. In the summer of 1978, however, several of the objects were lent to the Fitzwilliam for a temporary exhibition. The staff of the Fitzwilliam studied the original source (Battely, Antiquitates Rutupiae, 1745) and discovered that three of the specimens (D 1914.104, D 1914.106 and D 1914.107 A) in fact came from Reculver. Objects not sent to the Fitzwilliam have not been researched, and could therefore come from either site, but 1895.27, Z 22482 and D 1914.111 appear to have definitely come from Richborough. See individual cards for details.
Event Date 1978
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Small steelyard weight, in the shape of a man' s head and shoulders, helmeted
Event Date 23/2/1994
Author: maa
FM:65857
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