NHER 2667 (Find Spot record) - Roman oval brooch with amethyst (poorly located)

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Summary

In 1855 an oval brooch of gilt metal with amethyst, perhaps dating to the late Roman period, was recovered from the parish of Swaffham. The exact nature and location of this discovery are unclear.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish SWAFFHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

1855.
Oval brooch of gilt metal with amethyst. F. Haverfield 'Perhaps late Roman work'
NCM catalogue No. 426.
In NCM. [1]
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Swaffham.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 80 NW 5 [2].
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Article in Serial: Fitch, R. 1859. Notice of an Oval Jewelled Fibula found at Swaffham, Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol V pp 354-356.
  • <S2> Article in Serial: 1857. Proceedings at the Meetings of the Archaeological Institute. The Archaeological Journal. Vol XIV pp 272-290. p 287.
  • <S3> Monograph: 1901. The Victoria History of Norfolk. The Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol 1. pp 321-338; Fig 33.
  • <S4> Publication: Southwell. 1895. Guide to Norwich Castle Museum. p 171.
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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Record last edited

Sep 12 2018 11:19PM

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