NHER 15999 (Find Spot) - Gilded copper-alloy medieval harness mount
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Summary
Metal detecting in 1980 recovered a gilded copper alloy medieval harness mount with gilded copper alloy leaves in a field of niello.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG30NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | POSTWICK WITH WITTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Full Description
March 1980. Field between Norwich to Yarmouth railway and Brundall Marshes. Found with metal detector in topsoil. [1]
Gilt-bronze medieval harness mount with gilt-bronze leaves in field of niello.
A. Gregory (NAU), 9 April 1980.
Part of a large scatter under NHER 31194.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF101308 Correspondence: Griffiths, N. 1983. Letter about enclosed illustration copies of horse harness pendants. 25 January.
- --- SNF53864 Monograph: Ashley, S. 2002. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 101.
- --- SNF8946 Photograph: BPL.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2021 11:31AM