Accession No

Z 30851 B


Description

Incomplete green-glazed roof ridge tile with decorative crest. Very thick grey fabric with numerous stab marks on underside and some on the crest to aid firing process.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Bene't Street; Examination School


Period

Medieval


Source

Hughes, Thomas McKenny (Professor) [collector and donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 30851 B


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Physical description)
Historic description for Z 30851 [A-B]: Late, glazed, sherds. 4 rims, 1 green glazed handle, 1 green glazed body sherd.
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: 'Examination School / Benet St.'
Event Date
Author: Sophie Wardle


Context (Field collection)
Found during construction works of the Examination School (1908-1910). In 1908–9 building works revealed structural and human remains associated with the Cambridge Austin friars, as well as later and unrelated material.
Event Date 1908
Author: Sophie Wardle


Context (References)
Browne, David M. (1974). 'An Archaeological Gazetteer of the City of Cambridge.' Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 65.
Event Date 1974
Author: Sophie Wardle


Description (Physical description)
Incomplete green-glazed roof ridge tile with decorative crest. Very thick grey fabric with numerous stab marks on underside and some on the crest to aid firing process.
Event Date 20/10/2023
Author: Sophie Wardle


FM:305194

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