NHER 32973 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds scatter

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Summary

Metal detecting here in 1996 retrieved a Late Saxon stirrup mount, medieval vessel foot and two post medieval coins. Four prehistoric worked flints and thirty-five pieces of medieval pottery were also found in this location.

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Map sheet	TF90SW
Civil Parish	SAHAM TONEY, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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1996. Metal detector finds.
Late Saxon stirrup mount (S1), sub-lozenge shape with pierced apex and two rivets in basal flange securing iron strip. Engraved ?foliate ornament. 11th century. Polaroid taken by NCM.
Medieval vessel foot.
Early post medieval two coins. See list in file.
Identified by J. Davies and H. Geake (NCM).
H. Geake (NCM) 12 November 1996.

2005. Casual finds in molehills.
4 prehistoric worked flints.
35 sherds of medieval pottery.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA). 22 February 2007.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF76883 Illustration: Jenkins, T. 1996. Drawing of a Late Saxon stirrup mount.. Paper. 1:1.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic to 19th Century - 4000 BC to 1900 AD)

Object Types (6)

FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
BOX (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
STIRRUP (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Saham Toney (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Nov 18 2013 12:21PM