Accession No
Z 26850 B
Description
Four sherds from the same large vessel of buff fabric with grey core; three body sherds and one larger body fragment with edge of sagging base. Parallel lines of horizontal rouletting all over the exterior; traces of burn marks on base and lower body.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Petty Cury; Falcon Yard
Period
Medieval
Source
Hughes, Thomas McKenny (Professor) [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 26850 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked 'Falcon Yard' or 'Falcon Yard Cambridge' plus Accession number in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung
Context (Related Documents)
Old label accompanying objects reads: 'Falcon Yard Cambridge. Material with written name and Hughes name from 1897 excavations C.A.S. IX. 379. Material with printed name from 1906 excavations. C.A.S. XI. 409. Drawn 1952. J.G.H. [Added in pencil] Series of pits'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 26850 [A-C]: 'Sherds, various including some glazed, and decorated pitcher handles.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Excavated in 1906.
Event Date 1906
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung
Context (References)
Hughes, Thomas McKenny. (1907). 'On the Superficial Deposits under Cambridge, and their Influence upon the Distribution of the Colleges.' Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, 11 (3). p. 409.
Event Date 1907
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung
Description (Physical description)
Four sherds from the same large vessel of buff fabric with grey core; three body sherds and one larger body fragment with edge of sagging base. Parallel lines of horizontal rouletting all over the exterior; traces of burn marks on base and lower body.
Event Date 2/10/2023
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung
FM:304409
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