Accession No
Z 27381.10-11
Description
Two sherds, possibly from the same red ware vessel. Light longitudinal grooved decoration present upon both sherds.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Foxton
Period
Iron Age Roman
Source
Fox, Cyril [donor and excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 27381.10-11
Cultural Affliation
Material
Pottery; Ceramic
Local Term
Measurements
30mm x 31mm x 6mm Weight 0.005kg
Events
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 (Related Documents)
This two-part sherd is not seen marked in association with Foxton as other sherds of this idno. This could have been included amongst the 'etc' noted in the Accession Register.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Related Documents)
A loose hand written note reads 'FOXTON CAS Vol XXV 1924' in pencil.
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)
A fragment of a red ware vessel in two parts.
Event Date 31/1/2019
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Two sherds, possibly from the same red ware vessel. Light longitudinal grooved decoration present upon both sherds.
Event Date 20/5/2021
Author: Jane Pettitt
FM:282691
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