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

Images (Click to view full size):