Accession No
1888.30.168 B
Description
Cruciform brooch in two pieces. Undecorated headplate, with a small hole through the centre. Bow is undecorated, with the catchplace intact. Evidence of burning.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Grange Road; St John’s College Cricket Field cemetery
Period
Anglo Saxon
Source
Cambridge Antiquarian Society [monetary donor]; St John’s College, Cambridge [donor]; von Hügel, Anatole [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1888.30.168 B; MAA: Z 16296; J.58
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Amendments / updates)
These objects are all part of Accession Register number 1888.30, which was subseguently given the Z number 16296. Complete pots have been allocated separate records. The 'J' numbers on the bags of sherds have been used to differentiate between them in the catalogue record.
Event Date 6/6/2001
Author: Sam Daisley
Description (Physical description)
Description for [1888.30.168 A-B]: 'Bottom half of biconical pot. Some vertical line and stamped decoration. Also found inside pot: the cremated remains of a cruciform brooch, in two pieces'
Event Date 6/6/2001
Author: Sam Daisley
Description (Physical description)
Cruciform brooch in two pieces. Undecorated headplate, with a small hole through the centre. Bow is undecorated, with the catchplace intact. Evidence of burning.
Event Date 28/10/2020
Author: Sam Daisley
FM:288211
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