Accession No

1899.119.1 G


Description

Copper alloy flat annular brooch with a pin hole. Decorated with three transverse grooves. Now in three fragments, broken through at the pin hole.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge


Period

Anglo Saxon


Source

Freeman, S. J. [vendor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1899.119.1 G


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Bronze


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Physical description)
Accessions Register for 1899.119[.1 A-G]: 'Small buckles, tangs, &c'.
Event Date 1899
Author: Emily Shorter


Context (Amendments / updates)
This entry Miss M. Cra'ster cannot find in the catalogue, and accordingly believes the card has been wrongly numbered. This catalogue card includes sketch drawing (actual size).

Event Date 19/2/1987
Author: Emily Shorter


Description (Physical description)
Sarah-Jane Harknett descripyion for 1899.119[.1 A-G]: 'Found: 3 pieces of bronze tweezers, which fit together; ?part of a strap end/buckle: a plate of bronze with three perforations and incised decoration around the edge; also 3 fragments of a penannular brooch (unmarked).'
Event Date 30/4/2001
Author: Emily Shorter


Context (Amendments / updates)
J. Somerville: 'Two entries in the Accession Register for 1899.119; the one referred to here precedes 1899.118 in the Register.'
Event Date 17/8/2001
Author: Emily Shorter


Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy flat annular brooch with a pin hole. Decorated with three transverse grooves. Now in three fragments, broken through at the pin hole.
Event Date 11/5/2021
Author: Emily Shorter


Context (Amendments / updates)
The Period for 1899.119.1 [A-G] was originally entered as '?Post Medieval'. However, the old display labels, as well as visual inspection, confirms that most or all of them are actually Anglo Saxon and the Period field has been updated accordingly.
Event Date 17/5/2021
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


FM:291579

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