Accession No

Z 27381.7-9


Description

Three small flattened fragments of copper alloy, broadly rectangular in shape. Corroded; damaged edges.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Foxton


Period

Iron Age Roman


Source

Fox, Cyril [donor and excavator]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 27381.7-9


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Copper alloy; ?Bronze


Local Term


Measurements

Weight 0.001kg


Events

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 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


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


Description (Physical description)
Three very small fragments of bronze.
Event Date 31/1/2019
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Physical description)
Three small flattened fragments of copper alloy, broadly rectangular in shape. Corroded; damaged edges.
Event Date 20/5/2021
Author: Jane Pettitt


FM:282690

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