Accession No
1980.469 H
Description
Four sherds from four different black dishes, three with everted rims and one with an upright rim. Two of the rim sherds have burnished crosshatched decoration around the side; the other two are undecorated.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Castle Hill; Ridgeons Gardens [Phoenix Gardens]
Period
Roman
Source
Alexander, John (Dr) [excavator and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1980.469 H; PG S 26 [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramics; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Field collection)
Deposit: FX Top
Event Date 1962
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Ridgeons Gardens I (Phoenix Gardens), Castle Hill excavations 1962-1963 by John Alexander, Ray Farrar, etc. (Event no. ECB1294).
Event Date 1962
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1980.469 [A-L]: 'Sherds of amphora, Samian (including Drag. 18/31, stamped AVITI MA.; Drag. 33 stamped M...; Drag. 81, stamped ISIM), colour-coated and coarse ware; medieval sherd (St Neots ware); piece of bone; piece of glass, from a vessel.'
Event Date 10/2/1993
Author: maa
Context (References)
Alexander, John and Pullinger, Joyce. (2000). ‘Roman Cambridge: Excavations on Castle Hill 1956-1988’. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 88. pp. 1-268.
Event Date 2000
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff
Description (Physical description)
Four sherds from four different black dishes, three with everted rims and one with an upright rim. Two of the rim sherds have burnished crosshatched decoration around the side; the other two are undecorated.
Event Date 26/4/2022
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff
FM:296302
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