NHER 17010 (Find Spot) - Iron Age and Roman finds

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Summary

Three Iron Age brooches, eight Roman brooches and a pair of Roman tweezers were sold in London. They are thought to come from Norfolk, perhaps Brettenham. The exact nature and location of the discovery of these objects are unclear.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	NORFOLK NO PROVENANCE, -, NORFOLK
Civil Parish	BRETTENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full Description

Pre 1979. Details unknown.
(S1) lists as 'found in Norfolk' Roman bronze tweezers.
Two Iron Age fibulae (one a Nauheim derivative - A. Gregory).
Eight Roman brooches including Aucissa and Langton Down types.
For full details see (S1) and (S2) in file.
Information from Museum of London.

A. Gregory (NAU) has been unable to find which site these came from, but suspects Brettenham (NHER 5653) is a strong possibility.
E. Rose (NAU), 2 February 1981.

Associated Sources (4)

<S1> SNF64533 Publication: 1979. Stanley Gibbons Currency Ltd List 36. October.
<S2> SNF64534 Correspondence: Hawkes, C. and Lawson, A.J.. 1980. Letters re Norfolk brooches.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)

Object Types (3)

BROOCH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
TWEEZERS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Related NHER Records (1)

All Groups: NHER 5653 - Related to: Roman town and Early Saxon cemetery, Brettenham and Bridgham (Monument)

Find out more...(1)

Brettenham (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Jan 25 2011 11:30AM