Accession No
2015.75
Description
One half of a bronze seal box. Square in style it has a central hinge on one side and a small socket for a pin on the opposite edge. There are four small holes pierced in the base, one in each quarter. Area where cord would have threaded is chipped and there are traces of a substance on the inside.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; West Wickham
Period
Roman
Source
Cuddeford, Michael J. [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
2015.75; MAA: MN0022; A0028
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
30mm
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)
One half of a bronze seal box. Square in style it has a central hinge on one side and a small socket for a pin on the opposite edge. There are four small holes pierced in the base, one in each quarter. Area where cord would have threaded is chipped and there are traces of a substance on the inside.
Event Date 21/7/2015
Author: maa
FM:268400
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