Accession No

1913.507.2


Description

Tapering copper alloy implement with rectangular cross-section. Lower third split vertically down centre. Ends squared and decorated with two incised horizontal lines.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge


Period

?Roman ?Anglo Saxon ?Medieval


Source


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1913.507.2; MAA: 1913.506.II [Previous No.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Copper alloy; ?Bronze


Local Term


Measurements

9mm x 119mm


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in ink on one face of object: 'Near Cambridge'
Event Date
Author: Heather Donoghue


Context (Related Documents)
Pencil inscription on reverse of display board: 'Evans Colln'
Event Date
Author: Heather Donoghue


Context (Related Documents)
Printed label adhered to reverse of display board: 'Nr Cambridge'
Event Date
Author: Heather Donoghue


Context (Related Documents)
Handwritten label printed with 'Evans Colln 1913' adhered to front of display board: 'R.A.1913.506.II [missing] Cambridge'
Event Date
Author: Heather Donoghue


Context (Display)
Object previously mounted on display board of hardboard, with metal pins.
Event Date
Author: Heather Donoghue


Description (Physical description)
Accession Register: 'Bronze tweezers'
Event Date 1913
Author: Heather Donoghue


Context (Related Documents)
See 'Report on Collections Research and Cataloguing Project on Post Medieval 'To Be Disposed Of' Material' by David Kay in the archive (Doc.474) for background information.
Event Date 2019
Author: Heather Donoghue


Description (Physical description)
Tapering copper alloy implement with rectangular cross-section. Lower third split vertically down centre. Ends squared and decorated with two incised horizontal lines.
Event Date 4/4/2025
Author: Heather Donoghue


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