NHER 19538 (Find Spot record) - Roman or Saxon glass find
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF61SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WORMEGAY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
June 1983. Northeast of castle. Surface find.
Glass bead, very thick, dark blue glass with white spiral stripes. Overall diameter 3cm, diameter of central perforation 0.7cm, 1.3cm thick, piece broken off one side. Compare Early Saxon beads on display in NCM (1983).
Identified by E. M. James (KLM), 7 June 1983.
Compare however with bead possibly Roman from Hockwold site NHER 5351 (both on slide).
A. Rogerson (NAU) suggests Viking (Information from NCM).
Associated Sources (2)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (3)
- BEAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BEAD (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- BEAD (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
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Record last edited
Sep 30 2013 1:02PM