Object

Accession No

1980.742 D

Description

Circular disc of tinned copper alloy, possibly part of a button or badge. Upper surface decorated with a stamped design; punched hole off-centre; strip of metal attached to back, possibly part of a fitting. One fragment detached but present.

Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Castle Hill; Shelly Row

Period

Post Medieval

Source

Alexander, John (Dr) [excavator and donor]

Department

Arch

Reference Numbers

1980.742 D; SR II B 5 [Excavation no.]

Cultural Affliation

Material

Metal; Copper alloy; ?Bronze; ?Tin

Local Term

Measurements

Events

Context (Field collection)
FV Top
Event Date 1957
Author: maa

Context (Field collection)
Shelly Row, Castle Hill excavations at 4 and 17 Shelly Row (Event no. ECB4918), 1957 by John Alexander, P. Ozanne and L. Barfield.
Event Date 1957
Author: Katrina Dring

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card 1980.742 A-D: 'Sherds of painted and coarse ware; medieval sherds of glazed and coarse ware; fragment of ?bronze sheet; part of a circular button or badge of tinned bronze, post-medieval'
Event Date 1980
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: Katrina Dring

Description (Physical description)
Circular disc of tinned copper alloy, possibly part of a button or badge. Upper surface decorated with a stamped design; punched hole off-centre; strip of metal attached to back, possibly part of a fitting. One fragment detached but present.
Event Date 10/5/2022
Author: Katrina Dring

Conservation (Monitoring)
CON.2025.6171 | Monitoring
Event Date 10/4/2025
Author: Stephanie De Roemer

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