NHER 25148 (Find Spot record) - Late Saxon finds (Kenninghall, poorly located)

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Summary

A group of Late Saxon 'mounts', 'clothing hooks' and an enamelled casket mount in the form of a wolf's head in Ringerike style from Kenninghall were advertised in Fox's Sale Catalogue of Antiquities. The exact nature and location of these discoveries are unclear.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	KENNINGHALL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

Fox's Antiquities Catalogue no. 5.
Items from catalogue issued 1988.
Group of Late Saxon 'mounts' including brooch fragment, zoomorphic belt chape, and 'clothing hooks' (wrist clasps?); also enamelled casket mount in form of wolf's head, Ringerike style comparable to examples from Walsingham and Pensthorpe.
Latter information from S. Margeson (NCM).
See details in (S1) in file.
E. Rose (NAU) 20 March 1989.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF62098 Publication: 1988. Fox's Sale Catalogue of Antiquities. No 5.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)

Object Types (6)

BOX (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
DRESS COMPONENT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
SLEEVE CLASP (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

May 11 2020 10:21AM