Accession No
1974.317.2
Description
Two fragments of an iron fitting. The largest fragment is a curved iron bar with rectangular cross-section. Flaring into a flat terminal at one end and broken at the other end. The other is a flat rectangular piece of iron, curved.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Northamptonshire; Nassington
Period
Anglo Saxon
Source
Abbott, George Wyman [excavator]; Abbott, D. Wyman [bequeather]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1974.317.2
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Related Documents)
See G. Wyman Abbott’s notebook containing report of finds from the Nassington cemetery in archive (W11/1/5)
Event Date
Author: Louise Puckett
Context (Field collection)
Found: Grave number 13
Event Date 1942
Author: Louise Puckett
Description (Physical description)
Description of 1974.317[.1-2]: 'Anglo-Saxon iron key and bronze pieces'
Event Date 24/10/1991
Author: Louise Puckett
Context (References)
Leeds, E.T. and Atkinson, R.J.C. (1994). ‘An Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Nassington, Northants’. The Antiquaries Journal, vol. 24 (3-4). Pp. 100-128.
Event Date 1994
Author: Louise Puckett
Description (Physical description)
Two fragments of an iron fitting. The largest fragment is a curved iron bar with rectangular cross-section. Flaring into a flat terminal at one end and broken at the other end. The other is a flat rectangular piece of iron, curved.
Event Date 11/5/2021
Author: Louise Puckett
FM:291561
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