NHER 33441 (Find Spot record) - Saxon and medieval metalwork
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG13SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CORPUSTY AND SAXTHORPE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
December 1997/January 1998. Metal detecting finds.
Hooked tag with circular plate. At top are stubs of 2 attachment loops and at bottom in stub of hook, old breaks. Plate has relief decoration of a central boss with ?four pairs of radiating grooves giving a fleur-de-lis effect. Late Saxon.
Suspension loop probably from a horse harness pendant. Below loop on one side only is a double transverse groove, then come two broken-off stubs, one pierced with a hole at right angles to the plane of the suspension loop. Perhaps two stubs held a hinge bar for a swinging pendant. Medieval.
Identified H. Geake (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 10 February 1998.
Associated Sources (1)
- --- 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)
Object Types (3)
- DRESS COMPONENT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Oct 11 2011 2:33PM