Accession No

2015.66


Description

A small, bronze ?vulvate mount or ?military mount. It has a hexagonal-shaped plate with a raised central boss, which is oval in shape. There is an engraved line running down the centre of the boss.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; West Wickham


Period

?Roman


Source

Cuddeford, Michael J. [collector and donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

2015.66; MAA: MN0022; A0019


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Copper alloy; ?Bronze


Local Term


Measurements

29mm


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 ?vulvate mount or ?military mount. It has a hexagonal-shaped plate with a raised central boss, which is oval in shape. There is an engraved line running down the centre of the boss.
Event Date 21/7/2015
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:268391

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