Accession No
2015.178
Description
Tinned copper alloy strap end, rectangular with concave pointed terminal. The other end is broken.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; West Wickham
Period
Medieval
Source
Cuddeford, Michael J. [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
2015.178; MAA: MN0022; A0131
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; ?Bronze; Tin
Local Term
Measurements
23mm
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. Pritchard, Frances. (2002). Dress Accessories, c.1150- c.1450. Medieval Finds from Excavations in London: 3. The Boydell Press: UK. (See chapter 'Strap-ends'. pp. 124-161. fig. 96).
Event Date 2015
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
A small bronze strap end. There is a lot of tinning still visible on both sides.
Event Date 4/8/2015
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Tinned copper alloy strap end, rectangular with concave pointed terminal. The other end is broken.
Event Date 30/4/2021
Author: Lily Stancliffe
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:268508
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