Accession No
Z 16075 B
Description
Copper alloy tinned disc brooch with a central perforation and circular punchmarks around the outside edge. Pin bar lug is in place and has the remains of a corroded iron pin; catchplate is intact.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Hauxton
Period
Anglo Saxon
Source
Foster, Walter Kidman [collector and bequeather]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 16075 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; ?Bronze; Tin; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
35mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Small handwritten label on the reverse of the brooch reads: 'Hauxton'
Event Date
Author: Sam Daisley
Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 16075 A-B: 'A pair of tinned disc brooches with central hole and border of stamped circlets'
Event Date
Author: Sam Daisley
Context (Related Documents)
The catalogue card has the following entry: "One labelled Hauxton in 19th century hand. Formerly grouped with Z 16075 C (a pair of tweezers from Haslingfield) as Gr. H.H."
Event Date
Author: Sam Daisley
Context (CMS Context)
Hoard 11 [of the Haslingfield hoard group]
Event Date 11/2/1987
Author: Sam Daisley
Context (References)
Malim, Tim and Hines, John. (1998). The Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Edix Hill (Barrington A), Cambridgeshire. CBA Research Report 112. York: Council for British Archaeology. p. 324
Event Date 1998
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy tinned disc brooch with a central perforation and circular punchmarks around the outside edge. Pin bar lug is in place and has the remains of a corroded iron pin; catchplate is intact.
Event Date 18/5/2021
Author: Sam Daisley
FM:291821
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