Object

Accession No

1952.442 C

Description

Much decayed glass found between the lead and the stone coffins at the head.

Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Arbury

Period

Roman late 4th century

Source

City Engineer, Cambridge [donor]; Fell, Clare [excavator]

Department

Arch

Reference Numbers

1952.442 C

Cultural Affliation

Material

Glass

Local Term

Measurements

Events

Context (Related Documents)
Exhibition label in archive.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
The catalogue card reads 'This burial contained the skeleton of a man with a few fragments ^ of woven material (D), and ^ of much decayed glass between the lead and the stone coffins at the head. (C)'.
Event Date 1952
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Field collection)
Burial 1. Excavated in 19 August 1952: Found when laying sewerage pipes for new building estate, 19th August 1952, by Messrs Sindall (Contractors) Grid Ref. approx 52/452608. The coffin had been covered by a rectangular building with a wall and floor of chalk (Melbourn Rock).; 52/452 608

Event Date 19/8/1952
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (References)
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Annual Report. December 1953. pp. 3.
Event Date 1953
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (References)
Frend, W.H.C. 1955. 'A Romano-British Settlement at Arbury Road, Cambridge'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. vol XLVIII. pp. 10-43.
Event Date 1955
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (References)
Fell, Clare. 1956. 'Roman Burials Found at Arbury Road, Cambridge, 1952'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. vol XLIX. pp. 13-23.
Event Date 1956
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (References)
Frend, W.H.C. 1959. 'Further Finds on the Arbury Road Estate'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. vol LII. pp. 69-72.
Event Date 1959
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (References)
Liversidge, Joan. 1977. 'Roman Burials in the Cambridge Area'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. vol LXVII. pp. 11-38.
Event Date 1977
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (CMS Context)
A note which accompanies the glass fragments reads 'Fragments of glass found under stone coffin and under lead coffin at the head of a skeleton at Arbury Rd. 20 August 52.'. In reference to the Annual Report a date of 1952 has been entered into the Source Date field.
Event Date 14/4/2014
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

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