NHER 19944 (Find Spot record) - Middle Saxon brooch and possible medieval weight
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM29NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SHOTESHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
November 1983. Found with metal detector.
Caterpillar brooch, Middle Saxon, (S1).
Information from member of the public [1].
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM) 23 November 1983.
W. Milligan (NCM).
November 1983. Found with metal detector at approximately same site.
Bronze flat backed zoomorphic object weight (?) or fitting 13.9g (half ounce 14.175g).
Information from member of the public [1].
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM) and E. B. Green (NCM).
W. Milligan (NCM) 8 December 1983.
Norwich Castle Museum polaroid photo of fragment of Ringerike-style bridle cheek-piece is addorsed with finder’s name and TM 29 NW 144, and is dated 6 March 1991.
A. Rogerson (HES), 9 September 2011.
Associated Sources (3)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (5)
- BROOCH (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- BRIDLE BIT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- HARNESS FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Mar 29 2022 9:56AM