NHER 16124 (Find Spot record) - Iron Age enamelled linch-pin
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Summary
Metal detecting in 1979 recovered an Iron Age linch-pin, with an iron shank and copper alloy terminals and polychrome enamel on the head.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL78NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WEETING WITH BROOMHILL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1979. Exact provenance not revealed by finder. Found with metal detector.
Iron Age lynch-pin, iron shank, bronze terminals with polychrome enamel on head.
In Bury St Edmunds Museum
A. Gregory (NAU), 8 May 1979.
See (S1).
Grid reference supplied by A. Gregory (NAU), June 1980.
Drawing (S1) and photo (S2) in file.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF2653 Article in Serial: Gregory, T. 1980. Two Iron Age Linch-Pins from Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeology. XXXVII Pt III pp 338-341. p 338.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF49959 Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
- <S2> SNF50602 Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- LINCH PIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
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Record last edited
Jun 26 2014 8:54AM