Accession No

2015.183


Description

A small, bronze open type bell with wide base and integrated loop for suspension.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; West Wickham


Period

?Roman ?Medieval


Source

Cuddeford, Michael J. [collector and donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

2015.183; MAA: MN0022; A0136


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Copper alloy; ?Bronze


Local Term


Measurements

26mm


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 open type bell with wide base and integrated loop for suspension.
Event Date 4/8/2015
Author: maa


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:268513

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