NHER 24445 (Find Spot record) - Medieval metal find (King's Lynn, poorly located)
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
Found before 1988. Not certainly from King's Lynn.
Brooch or pendant fragment of the 15th century. Would have been attached to a backplate with a lug and catchplate for the pin; all this now missing; or there would have been a loop for suspension.
Gilded copper alloy plate decorated in repousse technique, with 'blob'-headed rivets holding it in place on another sheet. The rivets may have had white metal plating. A very close parallel was found in the Fishpool hoard in Nottinghamshire, a hoard of jewellery deposited after 1464 on the evidence of the coins. This is a very close
parallel in terms of construction, although the Fishpool one is made of gold, with a sapphire in the centre, and 'blobs' of white enamel on stalks around it. The Fishpool roundel has a loop to be suspended as a pendant.
Polaroid (S1) NCM.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM), 1 March 1988.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- BROOCH (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1499 AD)
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Record last edited
Jul 22 2020 11:04AM