Accession No
TEMP.01284
Description
Straight wooden shield handle wrapped in strips of leather with a single copper alloy rivet at one end.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Suffolk; Lakenheath
Period
Anglo Saxon
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.01284
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood; Leather; Copper alloy
Local Term
Measurements
108mm
Events
Context (References)
West, Stanley. (1998). A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Material from Suffolk. East Anglian Archaeology, EAA 84. pp. 73-80
Event Date 1998
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Sarah-Jane Harknett description taken from 1899.106: 'The other object is a piece of wood, with metal wrapped around it, with a metal disc attached.'
Event Date 20/4/2001
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Context (Found together / assemblage)
TEMP.01284 was found packaged with 1899.106.
Event Date 17/5/2021
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Straight wooden shield handle wrapped in strips of leather with a single copper alloy rivet at one end.
Event Date 17/5/2021
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:291798
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