NHER 17045 (Find Spot) - Medieval heraldic shield

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Summary

Metal detecting recovered a copper alloy and red enamel medieval heraldic shield from this site.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM19SW
Civil Parish	BUNWELL, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

1980. Metal detecting. Field BN 14. North of Tollgate Farm.
Copper alloy enamel heraldic shield.
Red enamel (five-pointed label and bend sinister) copper oxide. The bend sinister has been fretted to key in the enamel.
S. Margeson (NCM), 10 January 1981.

See (S1).
W. Milligan (NCM), 9 December 1980.

1981.
Museum of London says: the enamel only survives in the label. It is late 13th century. Arms of Robert de Kendall of Bedford.
See file for further details.

Associated Sources (5)

<S1> SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide.
--- SNF53864 Monograph: Ashley, S. 2002. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 101.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF5728 Unpublished Document: Day, P. G. 1985. The Archaeology of Bunwell. p 99.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Object Types (1)

SHIELD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Find out more...(1)

Bunwell (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Apr 20 2017 3:43PM