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

Context (Analysis)
Cf. Hattatt, Richard. 1989. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts. Oxbow Books: Oxford. pp. 80-81.
Event Date 2015
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

Context (Analysis)
Cf. Hattatt, Richard. 2000. A visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches. Oxbow Books: Oxford. fig. 191.
Event Date 2015
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

Description (Physical description)
A bronze headstud type brooch with decorated spring plate.the whole bow is decorated with diamond shapes down the arch and on the shoulders. The headstud is a floral motif and the base of the foot knob is decorated with concentric circles. There are traces of red and blue enamel over the entire piece.
Event Date 20/7/2015
Author: maa

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