Accession No

2015.89


Description

Copper alloy annular brooch of round cross-section with a thinned section to accommodate a pin which is now missing.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; West Wickham


Period

Medieval ?13th century ?14th century ?15th century


Source

Cuddeford, Michael J. [collector and donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

2015.89; MAA: MN0022; A0042


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Copper alloy; ?Bronze


Local Term


Measurements

26mm x 26mm


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, annular brooch. There is a small, very thin section of the frame where the pin loop would have sat. The pin is missing.
Event Date 27/7/2015
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy annular brooch of round cross-section with a thinned section to accommodate a pin which is now missing.
Event Date 30/4/2021
Author: Lily Stancliffe


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:268414

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