NHER 13191 (Find Spot record) - Medieval seal matrix

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Summary

A medieval silver seal depicting a depicting shield with three ox heads and 'SIGILL THOME OXWYE' was ploughed up in 1760. It may come from Great Snoring or Stanfield.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish STANFIELD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK
Civil Parish GREAT SNORING, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

1760.
Silver seal ploughed up, depicting shield with three ox heads and 'SIGILL THOME OXWYE'. In 19th century penes Reverend F. H. Barnwell of Bury (St. Edmunds?). Impression in NCM.
Information from (S1).

This is mentioned in (S2) (inside rear cover with impression). (S2) says that (S3) says it was ploughed up near 'Snoring' (but not in NAU copy of Blomefield) but that really it came from Stanfield.
See (S4).

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Archive: Bolingbroke family. 1300's-1960. Bolingbroke Collection. Norfolk Record Office.
  • <S2> Article in Serial: Woodward, S.. [unknown]. Correspondence. Vol 1.
  • <S3> Serial: Blomefield, F.. 1805-1810. An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk.. Volume Unknown.
  • <S4> Serial: December 182. Gentleman's Magazine. Gentleman's Magazine.
  • SEAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

Nov 6 2012 3:20PM

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