Accession No
TEMP.02776.B.1
Description
Glass vial containing dark brown organic remains from inside the split socket of TEMP.02776.A.
Place
Europe; Southern Europe; ?Italy
Period
?Bronze Age
Source
Foster, Walter Kidman [collector and bequeather]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.02776.B.1; MAA: No Number 103; FB 207; PC 162; 5266 [UCL Lab no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Glass; Organic material
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
The label reads 'Institute of archaeology department of conservation LAB No: 5266. Object: Cu Alloy Spearhead Organic remains. Owner: Cambridge mus. of arch+ Anthr.'
Event Date
Author: Aedan Jones
Description (Physical description)
A spear-head with thin central rib. Rounded tip and open socket with some organic material on the inside. The spear is bent to slightly more than ninety degrees from the tip to about half way down the blade across the width of the blade. The edges of the blade are uneven and pitted. There are three small glass phials containing mineralised wood and organic remains which the conservator has isolated from within the socket.
Event Date 2/6/2003
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Glass vial containing dark brown organic remains from inside the split socket of TEMP.02776.A.
Event Date 9/4/2024
Author: Aedan Jones
Context (Amendments / updates)
The original record was under the accession number 'No number 103' however it has been decided to temp this record and split into separate records for the spearhead [TEMP.02776.A] and the three vials of material produced by the lab report [TEMP.02776.B.1-3].
Event Date 9/4/2024
Author: Aedan Jones
FM:311890
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