Accession No
2015.135
Description
Fragment of copper alloy mount, possibly a casket mount. Remains of a semicircular cross-sectioned shaft and a cupped terminal.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; West Wickham
Period
Medieval
Source
Cuddeford, Michael J. [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
2015.135; MAA: MN0022; A0088
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
22mm
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 fragment of a bronze mount, possibly a casket mount. It has a thin stump where a thin strip of metal may have been and a cupped terminal.
Event Date 31/7/2015
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Fragment of copper alloy mount, possibly a casket mount. Remains of a semicircular cross-sectioned shaft and a cupped terminal.
Event Date 30/4/2021
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:268465
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