Accession No
Z 22453 B
Description
Fragment of stone moulding with carved concentric circles in high relief on one side.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Arbury Road; Manor Farm
Period
Roman
Source
Alexander, John (Dr) [donor]; Trump, David [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 22453 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Limestone
Local Term
Measurements
210mm x 80mm x 275mm Weight 2.0kg
Events
Context (Field collection)
Site AR I, Manor Farm, excavated by David Trump, 1965-1966.
Manor Farm Arbury Road excavations, 1965-1969 (Event no. ECB359). See archive for unpublished reports (Doc.493-Doc.497 and GO3/3/41).
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Fragment of sculptured stone:
B Piece of moulding
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn
Context (Field collection)
Deposit: EXI Top
Event Date 1965
Author: Imogen Gunn
Context (Found together / assemblage)
Z 22452 - Z 22455 are likely to be the 'number of blocks of stone with relief carving [which are] the first of their kind in the Cambridge area' mentioned by David Trump in his brief summary of his excavations of Site AR I, Manor Farm (see unpublished report, p. 3) during the 1965-1966 season.
Event Date 1965
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (References)
Alexander, John, et al. (1966). ‘Arbury Road Cambridge 1965-66: A Preliminary Report on Excavations at Sites AR I, II, III, IV and V'. Unpublished report. p. 3
Event Date 1966
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
K. Sutton: 'only a fragment found, no evidence of a human face.'
Event Date 2001
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Fragment of stone moulding with carved circle in high relief.
Event Date 22/8/2018
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Fragment of stone moulding with carved concentric circles in high relief on one side.
Event Date 23/4/2021
Author: Louise Puckett
Context (Amendments / updates)
Z 22453 - Z 22455 were likely donated to the museum by Dr John Alexander, who gave material from the Manor Farm Arbury Road excavations in the 1970s and the 1990s. He was originally also listed as the excavator, but the unpublished report states that it was David Trump who directed the excavations at Site AR I, where this stonework was almost certainly excavated. The Source field has been updated accordingly.
Event Date 30/7/2021
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
FM:279716
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