NHER 33204 (Find Spot record) - Medieval harness pendant and plaque, multi-period finds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM29NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WOODTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
1997. Metal detector finds.
Eleven unglazed medieval pot sherds.
One possible glazed medieval pot sherd.
Medieval bronze harness pendant, possibly cut down to be a square shape. Design indistinct but possibly a dragon. S.Ashley (NAU) says it is - see drawing (S1) and blazon in file.
Roman coin. See list in file.
V. Fryer (NCM) 25 April 1997.
1997. Metal detector finds.
Fourteen pot sherds, Late Saxon/medieval.
Thetford type ware 'cheese wire' marked base.
Two Thetford type rims with 'lid seating'. Five body sherds.
Three body sherds (one sagging base).
Two strap handles with thumb impressed decoration.
Thumb impressed decorated rim with trace of clay for handle/spout attachment.
Medieval bronze plaque in form of chicken.
Polaroid (S2) taken by NCM. See list in file.
V. Fryer (NCM) 29 May 1997.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF53864 Monograph: Ashley, S. 2002. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 101.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF49959 Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
- <S2> SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (7)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- FIGURINE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PLAQUE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Sep 27 2013 11:46AM