Accession No

2015.134


Description

Copper alloy fitting, possibly a casket mount. The strip has a semi-circular cross section terminating in a round bowl which has a circular perforation through the centre.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; West Wickham


Period

Medieval


Source

Cuddeford, Michael J. [collector and donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

2015.134; MAA: MN0022; A0087


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Copper alloy; ?Bronze


Local Term


Measurements

38mm


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


Context (Analysis)
For similar, see Egan, Geoff. (2010). The Medieval Household Daily Living c.1150-c.1450. The Boydell Press: Woodbridge. fig. 48 no. 140.
Event Date 2015
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Physical description)
A bronze fitting possibly a casket mount. It has a strip with a cupped terminal. The cup having a hole pierced through the centre.
Event Date 31/7/2015
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy fitting, possibly a casket mount. The strip has a semi-circular cross section terminating in a round bowl which has a circular perforation through the centre.
Event Date 29/4/2021
Author: Lily Stancliffe


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