NHER 29134 (Find Spot record) - Early Saxon mount and multi-period finds

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Summary

An unusual example of an Early Saxon mount in the form of a stylised fish, with interlaced decoration, found by metal detecting in 2005. Metal detecting and fieldwalking on the site have also recovered a prehistoric flint flake, a Neolithic arrowhead, an Early Saxon buckle, a Late Saxon stirrup mount, and medieval coins.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF93NE
Civil Parish	HINDRINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1st half 1992. Field 50.
Probable triangular projectile point with hollow base, one 'barb' broken. Brown flint with grey patina (43x33x6mm) Neolithic.
1 part cortical flake with secondary working at distal end to give narrow scraper like nosed end.
Identified by P. Robins (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NAU).

Before 12 October 2005. Metal detecting.
Remarkable zoomorphic Early Saxon shield mount.
See (S1-2).
Late Saxon stirrup strap mount.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 8 November 2005.

Before 9 November 2005. Metal detecting.
Early Saxon buckle.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 December 2005.

Before 22 December 2005. Metal detecting.
One medieval coin.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 20 January 2006.

Before 16 March 2006. Metal detecting.
Seven medieval coins including a Stephen and a Tealby.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 27 April 2006.

Associated Sources (7)

--- SNF49959 Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
--- SNF94765 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2005. Drawing of an early Saxon shield mount. Film. 2:1.
--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF50602 Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF60014 Correspondence: Dickinson, T.. 2005. Email. 19 & 21 December.
<S2> SNF82607 Article in Serial: Dickenson, T., Ashley, S. and Penn, K. 2011. A zoomorphic shield mount from Hindringham, Norfolk. Medieval Archaeology. Vol LV pp 277-281.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)

Object Types (7)

FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
BUCKLE (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
SHIELD (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
STIRRUP STRAP MOUNT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)