Accession No
2015.65
Description
A copper alloy strap slide depicting a male head in profile with a large chin and upturned nose and a headdress or hairstyle; integrally cast rectangular loop on the reverse.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; West Wickham
Period
?Roman
Source
Cuddeford, Michael J. [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
2015.65; MAA: MN0022; A0018
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
26mm x 13mm x 31mm
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 small, bronze mount in an anthropomorphic form. It depicts a male head in profile with a headdress or hairstyle, with a large chin and upturned nose. It has a rectangular bracket on the back.
Event Date 21/7/2015
Author: maa
Context (References)
Gunn, Imogen. (2023). 'Cambridgeshire Mystery Object'. Lucerna: The Newsletter of the Roman Finds Group. Issue 64 (May 2023). pp. 20-21
Event Date 2023
Author: Imogen Gunn
Description (Physical description)
A copper alloy strap slide depicting a male head in profile with a large chin and upturned nose and a headdress or hairstyle; integrally cast rectangular loop on the reverse.
Event Date 30/3/2023
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: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:268390
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