NHER 32085 (Find Spot record) - Ornamented medieval harness pendants

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Summary

Two ornamented medieval harness pendants, one bronze and gold, the other enamelled bronze were recovered in 1992, possibly from dredgings from Oxborough Hall moat.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

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Civil Parish OXBOROUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

October 1992. Metal-detecting.
'Believed to be' from spoil from Oxborough Hall moat where spread over neighbouring fields [1].
Two ornamented medieval harness pendants, one bronze and gold, the other enamelled bronze. See secondary file and sketches (S1).
Both objects donated to King's Lynn Museum (KILLM : 1993.17 and KILLM : 1993.18).
Finder 'an American friend' of donor, who did not answer letters asking for exact location. L. Brewster (KLM).
E. Rose (NLA), 11 November 1996.

  • --- Monograph: Ashley, S. 2002. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 101.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: [Unknown]. [Unknown]. Sketches of heraldic pendants, badges and mounts in the King's Lynn Museum. Paper. Not to scale.
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 8 2018 3:44PM

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