Object

Accession No

1962.110 B

Description

Small pot with a globular body and obtuse-angled, flat base. Reconstructed from sherds; rim missing.

Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Hertfordshire; Barley; Baker's Lane; Aldwick Field

Period

Middle Iron Age

Source

Wilkerson, J. C. [donor]; Cra’ster, Mary Desborough [excavator]

Department

Arch

Reference Numbers

1962.110 B; AB59 P77 [Excavation no.]

Cultural Affliation

Material

Ceramic; Pottery

Local Term

Measurements

87mm

Events

Context (Field collection)
Aldwick Field excavation by Mary D. Cra’ster, 1959, on land owned by J.C. Wilkerson. The site was excavated over ten years (1959-1962, 1965-1967 and 1969) by both Cra’ster and Wilkerson. See archive for papers (GO2/8/1 – GO2/8/8).
Event Date 1959
Author: Annie Tomkins

Context (Field collection)
Found: Pit 77.

Event Date 1959
Author: Imogen Gunn

Context (References)
Cra’ster, Mary D. (1961). ‘The Aldwick Iron Age Settlement, Barley, Hertfordshire’. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. Vol. 54. pp. 22-46.
Event Date 1961
Author: Annie Tomkins

Description (Physical description)
Original description for 1962.110 A-B reads: 'Two tiny, irregular pots ("crucibles").'
Event Date 16/10/1991
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
Small pot with a globular body and obtuse-angled, flat base. Reconstructed from sherds; rim missing.
Event Date 13/6/2022
Author: Annie Tomkins

FM:269026