NHER 28432 (Find Spot record) - Roman military mount

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Summary

A 2nd or 3rd century Roman military rectangular cast copper alloy mount fragment with a low relief running lead scroll pattern on a blue and red enamel ground was possibly found in the parish by metal detecting.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	CAISTOR ST EDMUND, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

1990. Metal detecting.
Uncertain provenance. Could be from Kessingland, Suffolk.
Rectangular cast copper alloy mount fragment with discoidal terminal with central rivet. Body of mount has narrow field between toothed borders. In the field is a low relief running lead scroll pattern on a blue and red enamel ground. 2nd/3rd century Roman military.
Information from [1].
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM) and R. Jackson (British Museum Department of Prehistoric and Romano British Antiquities)
S. Margeson (NCM), 23 November 1990.

Associated Sources (0)

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Object Types (1)

STRAP FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Oct 25 2005 10:21AM