Accession No
1888.30.938 A
Description
Cinerary urn with everted rim and flat base. A band of two stamp designs around neck framed by parallel grooves; body is decorated with panels of stamps some in triangle shapes, swastika shapes or irregular patterns framed on either side by grooves; total of nine stamp designs. Partially reconstructed using infill.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Grange Road; St John’s College Cricket Field cemetery
Period
Anglo Saxon
Source
Cambridge Antiquarian Society [monetary donor]; St John’s College, Cambridge [donor]; von Hügel, Anatole [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1888.30.938 A; MAA: Z 16296; J.5
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
220mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Two handwritten labels affixed to the inside of the vessel read: 'Saturday March 16th 1895' and 'Cricket field back of St John's College'. Marked in black ink: 'J.5' (in circle).
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn
Context (CMS Context)
Jackson.K.P; Found: Field at the back of St. John's College; Excavated in February 1888 to April 1888
Event Date 8/7/2016
Author: Imogen Gunn
Description (CMS Description)
Cinerary urn with a horizontal band of stamped decoration above shoulder, bounded by incised lines. The body is decorated with horizontal bands of stamps, separated by incised lines.
Event Date 8/7/2016
Author: Imogen Gunn
Description (Physical description)
Cinerary urn with everted rim and flat base. A band of two stamp designs around neck framed by parallel grooves; body is decorated with panels of stamps some in triangle shapes, swastika shapes or irregular patterns framed on either side by grooves; total of nine stamp designs. Partially reconstructed using infill.
Event Date 1/12/2020
Author: Sam Daisley
FM:270373
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