Accession No
2015.112
Description
Detachable copper alloy half-round side knob from a small long cruciform brooch. Possibly originally attached with an iron rivet which now forms the core of the knob.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; West Wickham
Period
?Anglo Saxon
Source
Cuddeford, Michael J. [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
2015.112; MAA: MN0022; A0065
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; ?Bronze; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
12mm
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, moulded knob. It has a flat back and an iron core. It could possibly be from an early Anglo Saxon long brooch.
Event Date 31/7/2015
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Detachable copper alloy half-round side knob from a small long cruciform brooch. Possibly originally attached with an iron rivet which now forms the core of the knob.
Event Date 29/4/2021
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:268442
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