Accession No
1974.93 B
Description
Spout of a vessel of buff fabric, hollow and externally rilled.
Place
Europe; Western Europe; Germany; Quedlinburg
Period
?Medieval
Source
Schmeltzer (Mrs) [donor]; Schmeltzer, Kurt [collector and bequeather]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1974.93 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Analysis)
1974.93 A-B: 'The stone lamp is definitely identified as Bronze Age, but the spout is described as '?Medieval''.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Acquisition Details)
Collected by Mr Kurt Schmeltzer who bequeathed it to the Fitzwilliam Museum. With the consent of his widow, it was transferred to the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in 1972. See photocopy of letter and list in the Accession Register.
Event Date 1972
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1974.93 A-B: 'A. ? Stone lamp (or Piece of natural box stone); B. Rilled pottery spout (? Medieval)'.
Event Date 1974
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Spout of a vessel of buff fabric, hollow and externally rilled.
Event Date 10/4/2024
Author: Esther Laver
FM:311914
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