NHER 33413 (Find Spot record) - Late Saxon disc brooch

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Summary

Metal detecting in this area during 1997 recovered a 10th century brooch. It was decorated in an Anglo Scandinavian style and featured three animal heads.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TG11SE
Civil Parish	COSTESSEY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Late 1997. Metal detecting.
Late Saxon convex disc brooch, now rather worn. Raised border around relief decoration of three Borre style animal faces looking towards the centre of the brooch, seen from above. Between the animals are lobes of a trefoil. On reverse is a broken, transverse pin lug and a smooth patch onto which a catchplate was probably soldered.
Anglo Scandinavian. 10th century.
See Polaroid (S1).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 22 January 1998.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF74391 Photograph: JJE 33-34, Late Saxon convex disc brooch..
<S1> 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 (1)

FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1000 AD)

Object Types (1)

BROOCH (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1000 AD)

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Record last edited

Jan 27 2021 12:09PM