NHER 30209 (Find Spot record) - Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 1993 recovered a post-medieval coin as well as Late Saxon to medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount, depicting an animal with a raised head and a raised front paw, and a medieval brooch fragment, casket mount and strap union fragment.

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Map sheet	TM19NE
Civil Parish	WRENINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1993. Metal detector finds.
Late Saxon fragment of hollow cast 'foot' (animal head type).
Medieval - possibly a huge conical boss from a rather enormous ring brooch. Fragment of bronze 'ring' (sheet with pierced rivet hole) white paste in setting in top of boss.
?Medieval or earlier? bronze moulded 'key hole' shaped strap union (two narrow bars for strap attachment) tiny.
Medieval strip (casket mount) decorated with low relief chevrons, opposing (groups of four).
Polaroid (S1) in file.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM), August 1993.
Tudor/Stuart sixpence/groat.
See coin list in file.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM), 29 February 1993.
Lovely Late Saxon box mount, trefoil terminal and iron rivet. Animal with raised head and raised front paw. Flange at right angles. Iron rivet near base (through animal body) (S1). This find was reidentified as a Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount by D. Williams in 1997, see Monograph (S2).
Polaroids (S3) in file.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM), 1993.
W. Milligan (NCM), 21 October 1993. Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 15 August 2020.

Associated Sources (5)

--- SNF100659 Correspondence: Williams, D. 1995. Correspondence between D. Williams and S. Margeson regarding Late Saxon stirrup-strap mounts. 10, 22 and 31 August.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF91269 Illustration: Jones, C.. 1993. Drawing of a Late Saxon box mount.. Paper. 1:1.
<S2> SNF57562 Monograph: Williams, D. 1997. Late Saxon stirrup-strap mounts. A classification and catalogue. A contribution to the study of Late Saxon ornamental metalwork.. CBA Research Report. No. 111. No 280; p 67.
<S3> 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 (3)

Object Types (6)

STIRRUP STRAP MOUNT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
BOX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 15 2020 4:17PM