NHER 32004 (Find Spot record) - Middle Saxon brooch
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Summary
Metal detecting in 1995 recovered a Middle Saxon enamelled disc brooch with cruciform motif. It would once have been covered with champleve enamel but the lug and catchplate survive on the reverse.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL88SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
12 November 1995. Metal detector find at [1].
Middle Saxon enamelled disc brooch with cruciform motif, incurved arms, spandrels are pelta-shaped, would have been champleve enamel (fields are sunken) lug and catchplate on reverse.
Photocopy of Polaroid (S1) in file.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM), 8 December 1995.
W. Milligan (NCM), 11 November 1995.
Associated Sources (2)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- BROOCH (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
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Record last edited
Dec 6 2010 11:14AM