Accession No
Z 27381.2
Description
A sherd from a thick sided vessel decorated with striations crossing each other.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Foxton
Period
Iron Age Roman
Source
Fox, Cyril [donor and excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 27381.2
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
55mm x 71mm x 10mm Weight 0.036kg
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Affixed label written in black ink reads: 'FOXTON PIT 36" with iron'.
Event Date
Author: Jane Pettitt
Context (Related Documents)
A loose hand written note reads 'FOXTON CAS Vol XXV 1924' in pencil.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Related Documents)
Catalogue card: '2 sherds marked 'Foxton Pit 36' with iron'' and ''Bronze fragments' associated with jaw in Blackheath pit near shed'.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 27381.1-11: 'Four sherds. A lump of iron ore. Two fragments of oyster shell. Several bronze fragments. One ?burnt bone'.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Related Documents)
The original envelope seen with the objects reads 'Foxton May 1922 Pottery + Bronze Associated with Jaw in Black earth pit near shed' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Field collection)
Excavated in 1922.
Event Date 1922
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (References)
Fox, Cyril. (1924). 'Excavations at Foxton, Cambridgeshire. in 1922'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. XXV. pp. 37-49.
Event Date 1924
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (References)
Fox, Cyril and Palmer, W.M. (1924). 'Excavations at Fleam Dyke and at Foxton'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. XXV. p. 7.
Event Date 1924
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
A sherd from a thick sided vessel decorated with striations crossing each other.
Event Date 31/1/2019
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:282675
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