Accession No
2015.208
Description
A small, globular, solid, tin button with a separate copper alloy shank with tear drop shaped loop.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; West Wratting
Period
?Medieval
Source
Cuddeford, Michael J. [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
2015.208; MAA: MN0023; A0020
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Tin; Copper alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
11mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Michael J Cuddeford found this material during the mid 1990s during metal detecting in West Wratting. It has been registered with the Portable Antiquities Scheme and gifted to MAA. For general information about the area 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, solid, tin button with a separate bronze shank with tear drop shaped loop.
Event Date 11/8/2015
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
A small, globular, solid, tin button with a separate copper alloy shank with tear drop shaped loop.
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:268551
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