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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