NHER 24972 (Find Spot record) - Late Saxon gold finger ring

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Summary

A Late Saxon or Viking gold plaited finger ring, found in a garden in 1987.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF82NW
Civil Parish	WEST RUDHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

11 March 1987.
Dug up in garden.
Heavy plaited gold ring probably Late Saxon, perhaps Viking, 10th to 11th century.
Identified by the British Museum (Medieval and Later Antiquities).
Information from King's Lynn Police.
Treasure Trove Inquest 25 August 1988, returned to finder in December 1988.

March 2002.
'Featured' on a BBC Antiques Roadshow.
See (S1) and (S2) in file.
Finder states that the object was found in soil moved from back (north) part of property to the south as part of development as a house and garden. Up until then meadows. See Notes for ngr.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 8 April 2002.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF97754 Newspaper Article: Lynn News. 1988. Ring values big surprise to finders.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF50954 Unpublished Document: Margeson, S.. Report on Gold Finger Ring.
<S2> SNF50953 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2001. Surprise ring was a real £10,000 cracker. 28 December.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)

Object Types (1)

FINGER RING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

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West Rudham (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Aug 8 2017 12:05PM