NHER 31364 (Find Spot record) - Iron Age strap mount, Late Saxon stirrup strap mount and medieval ring brooch
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM19NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THARSTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
January/February 1995. Metal detector finds.
Late Saxon triangular box mount. No flange, two rivets near base, engraved pierced lobe at apex. Quadruped in low relief with raised head and raised front paw, tail curling over back. Milled borders.
Part of medieval ring brooch with two empty collets and an openwork 'leaf' folding back on itself. Very unusual.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 9 June 1995.
April/May 1995.
Iron Age bronze strap mount, (S1). Raised eye-shaped boss enamelled in centre, with red and blue quarters. Triangular red enamel inlay in corners.
Polaroid taken by NCM. Photographed by D. Wicks (NAU).
Identified by J. Davies (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 26 August 1995.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF76941 Illustration: Davies, J.A.. 1995. Drawing of an Iron Age strap mount.. Paper. 1:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (4)
- HARNESS (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- STIRRUP STRAP MOUNT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Jan 14 2014 10:31AM