NHER 29685 (Find Spot record) - Roman brooch and medieval or post medieval pin

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Summary

Metal detecting recovered a Roman 2nd or 3rd century gilded oval plate brooch and a 15th or 16th century pin. The exact nature and location of this discovery are unclear.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	NORFOLK NO PROVENANCE, -, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

1992 or before. Metal detecting finds but no other data.
2nd/3rd century gilded oval plate brooch (glass centre boss missing).
15th/16th century complete pin made of two hemispheres soldered together (possible lead core).
See (S1) in file.
W. Milligan (NCM), 2 March 1993.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Roman to 19th Century - 43 AD to 1900 AD)

Object Types (3)

BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
PIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Aug 4 2006 10:14AM