Accession No
1980.493 B
Description
28 pot sherds; 14 rim sherds, five base sherds, the rest body. Sherds of colour-coated ware (including Castor ware and possibly Colchester and Oxford wares) and coarse ware; medieval sherds including one with glaze.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Castle Hill; Ridgeons Gardens [Phoenix Gardens]
Period
Roman Medieval
Source
Alexander, John (Dr) [excavator and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1980.493 B; RG A2 3 [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1980.493 A-B: 'Most of a greyware jar with undercut rim; sherds of colour- coated ware (including Castor, ?Colchester and Oxford wares) and coarse ware; medieval sherds.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Deposit: GI 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: Lily Stancliffe
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: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
28 pot sherds; 14 rim sherds, five base sherds, the rest body. Sherds of colour-coated ware (including Castor ware and possibly Colchester and Oxford wares) and coarse ware; medieval sherds including one with glaze.
Event Date 3/5/2022
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:296362
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