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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