Accession No
2015.120
Description
Globular, tin button with a copper alloy, looped broken fastening.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; West Wickham
Period
?Medieval
Source
Cuddeford, Michael J. [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
2015.120; MAA: MN0022; A0073
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Tin; Copper alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
12mm x 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, globular, tin button with a bronze, looped broken fastening.
Event Date 31/7/2015
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Globular, tin button with a copper alloy, looped broken fastening.
Event Date 30/4/2021
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Conservation (Remedial)
CON.2023.5685 | Remedial
Event Date 15/5/2023
Author: Kirstie French
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:268450
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