Accession No
2015.64
Description
A bronze, oval, intaglio plate type brooch. Decorated in concentric ovals. The remains of green enamel can be seen around the outer oval and the intaglio, which would have sat in the centre, is now missing. The pin is missing also. The brooch has been squashed at the two longer sides.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; West Wickham
Period
?Roman
Source
Cuddeford, Michael J. [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
2015.64; MAA: MN0022; A0017
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; ?Bronze; Enamel
Local Term
Measurements
27mm
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)
A bronze, oval, intaglio plate type brooch. Decorated in concentric ovals. The remains of green enamel can be seen around the outer oval and the intaglio, which would have sat in the centre, is now missing. The pin is missing also. The brooch has been squashed at the two longer sides.
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
FM:268389
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