Accession No
2015.52
Description
Part of a bronze brooch, possibly a Colchester 1-piece derivative. Most of the pin is lost though some remains to the spring. The bow is highly arched with moulding below the arch.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; West Wickham
Period
Iron Age Roman
Source
Cuddeford, Michael J. [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
2015.52; MAA: MN0022; A0005
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
13mm x 21mm x 44mm Weight 0.007kg
Events
Context (Field collection)
Michael J Cuddeford found this material during the mid 1990s during metal detecting in West Wickham. It has been registered with the Portable Antiquities Scheme and gifted to MAA. For general information about the site see the Journal of the Haverhill and District Archaeological Group vol. 6 part 1, 1995 (see Bib). For other information including original finds list see the object file.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (References)
Charge, B. B. et al. (1995). 'Field Survey of Sites at Yen Hall West Wickham, Cambs'. Journal of the Haverhill and District Archaeological Group. vol. 6, part 1.
Event Date 1995
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Part of a bronze brooch, possibly a Colchester 1-piece derivative. Most of the pin is lost though some remains to the spring. The bow is highly arched with moulding below the arch.
Event Date 20/7/2015
Author: maa
Conservation (Remedial)
CON.2023.5692 | Remedial
Event Date 15/5/2023
Author: Katerina Theodoraki
Exhibition (Li Ka Shing Gallery)
EXH.2023.12 | Beneath Our Feet: Archaeology of the Cambridge Region
Event Date 21/6/2023
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:268377
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