Accession No
Z 22452 C
Description
A fragment from a limestone sculpture. Irregular in shape; one side has been worked with at least three grooved lines.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Arbury Road; Manor Farm
Period
Roman
Source
Alexander, John (Dr) [donor]; Trump, David [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 22452 C; A6/2 [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Limestone
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 22452 [A-G] reads: 'Seven fragments of sculptured stone figures of oolitic limestone.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Site AR I, Manor Farm, excavated by David Trump, 1965-1966.
Manor Farm Arbury Road excavations, 1965-1969 (Event no. ECB359). See archive for unpublished reports (Doc.493-Doc.497 and GO3/3/41).
Event Date 1965
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Field collection)
Deposit: EXI Top.
From Arbury, 196[5]-66 excavations. Two fragments have labels identifying them as coming from AR.1 A6 2
Event Date 1965
Author: maa
Context (References)
Alexander, John, et al. (1966). ‘Arbury Road Cambridge 1965-66: A Preliminary Report on Excavations at Sites AR I, II, III, IV and V'. Unpublished report. p. 3
Event Date 1966
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Amendments / updates)
Z 22452 - Z 22455 are likely to be the 'number of blocks of stone with relief carving [which are] the first of their kind in the Cambridge area' mentioned by David Trump in his brief summary of his excavations of Site AR I, Manor Farm (see unpublished report, p. 3) during the 1965-1966 season.
Event Date 11/8/2021
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
A fragment from a limestone sculpture. Irregular in shape; one side has been worked with at least three grooved lines.
Event Date 16/8/2021
Author: Annie Tomkins
FM:292987
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