NHER 31700 (Find Spot record) - Medieval finds

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Summary

A medieval buckle, a fragment of a handle from a medieval casket, a medieval horse harness pendant and a medieval bar mount found during metal detecting.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM39NE
Civil Parish LODDON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

1995. Metal detecting finds.
Lovely copper alloy handle fragment from ?casket. Animal head loop terminal for attachment. Rectangular loop handle with central mouldings and projecting lobe from corner. Medieval.
Medieval copper alloy circular buckle with pin (compare with example in (S1)).
Copper alloy horse harness pendant, openwork with another pendant (fleur-de-lis) inside. Frame is quatrefoil with large lobes. Gilded. Lovely. Medieval.
Tinned or gilded copper alloy medieval bar mount for horse harness pendant.
Identified by S. Anderson (NCM) with S. Margeson (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 10 November 1995.

  • <S1> Publication: Egan and Pritchard. 1991. Dress Accessories. No 36.
  • BOX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

May 12 2009 1:46PM

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