Accession No
1924.1350 C
Description
Large sherd from an unglazed buff jug, including portion of rim, handle and body. Everted simple rim; vertical strap handle attached at rim and shoulder, vertical row of stabbed incisions at forty-five degree in centre of handle; globular undecorated body. Rough, buff brown material with numerous large inclusions.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Comberton; Reeds Pit
Period
Saxo Norman Medieval
Source
Cambridge Antiquarian Society [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1924.1350 C
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1924.1350 [A-D]: 'Numerous fragments: pottery, handled jugs, cooking pots, etc'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Sherd marked in black ink: 'Reeds Pit A'. Small hand-written label affixed to sherd reads: 'Gravel Pit Comberton May 15/ 24'.
Event Date
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
Context (Field collection)
Found: Reeds Pit A. Adjacent to the south side of the road Cambridge - Comberton and immediately to the East of the village. Collected in 1924.
Event Date 1924
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Catalogue card for 1924.1350 [A-D] notes: 'Found from time to time in 1924 by gravel diggers'
Event Date 1924
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
Context (Analysis)
The catalogue card for 1924.1350 [A-D] notes: 'Glazed wares are absent and it seems probable that we are dealing with very early Mediaeval rubbish; possibly of Anglo Saxon date'.
Event Date 1924
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1924.1350 [A-D]: 4 sherds have been reconstructed into a shallow bowl or dish. One sherd is the handle and part of the body of a jug.
Event Date 12/10/2001
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
Description (Physical description)
Large sherd from an unglazed buff jug, including portion of rim, handle and body. Everted simple rim; vertical strap handle attached at rim and shoulder, vertical row of stabbed incisions at forty-five degree in centre of handle; globular undecorated body. Rough, buff brown material with numerous large inclusions.
Event Date 13/10/2023
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
FM:304720
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