NHER 3537 (Find Spot record) - Possible Roman pottery from Harpley Heath

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Summary

Museum records refer to the donation of a Roman cup, some Roman pottery and some bones found at Harpley Heath from Mr W. Norman in 1863. The exact nature of this donation and the location of the finds are unclear. They may be finds from the excavations of Harpley barrows by F.R. Lukis in 1843.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	HARPLEY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

In (S1) is an acknowlegement by the Boro' Museum of:

'A Roman cup from Harpley Heath' donor Mr. W. Norman, February 7th 1868.
'Some Roman pottery with bones from Harpley Heath', donor Mr W. Norman, May 9 1868.

Does this convey anything to you? I can't find any pottery to be identified. ?Is this by any chance the stuff from the Harpley barrows dug by F.R. Lukis?
See (S2).
R.R. Clarke (NCM).

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Harpley.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1> SNF6841 Newspaper Article: Lynn News. 1868. [unknown].
<S2> SNF60935 Unpublished Document: Lukis, F.C.. Extract from one of the Lukis M.S. Note Books in Guernsey Museum..

Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)

Object Types (3)

POT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

May 28 2014 4:51PM