NHER 34621 (Find Spot record) - Late Bronze Age, Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Sporadic metal-detecting between 1997 and 2018 recovered Roman and post-medieval pottery sherds; a medieval coin; medieval and post-medieval jettons; a post-medieval token and undated and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include undated casting waste; a Late Bronze Age razor; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval seal matrix, zoomorphic mount, padlock, rumbler bell, possible lead pencil, brooch, harness pendant and heraldic pendant; a medieval/post-medieval silver finger-ring, knife end-cap, copper alloy ring and weight and post-medieval harness mounts, harness fitting and padlock.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM19SW
Civil Parish	TACOLNESTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

November 1997. Metal detecting.
One medieval coin.
See sheet in file.
Identified by J.A. Davies (NCM), November 1997.
Medieval and post medieval jettons.
See sheet in file.
12th to 16th century part of a padlock of Winchester type C. L shaped arm attached to top of case (which appears to have lost its sides); shackle missing. (S1).
Early post medieval solid cast-in-one button with relief decoration of a rosette made up of curving radial lines
?Medieval lead pencil with neatly sharpened point and pierced flattened end. At Winchester lead pencils are found from the 9th century onwards and they were replaced by graphite pencils in the early post medieval period. This one is very well preserved and is probably medieval. (S1).

April 1998. Metal detecting.
One post medieval coin
One rim Roman greyware bowl.
K. Sussams (NCM), 13 May 1999.

June to July 2000. Metal detecting.
Medieval coin.
Medieval and post medieval metal finds.
See lists and drawing (S2) in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 15 September 2000.

October 2012. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [4].
1 Roman pottery sherd.
Medieval seal matrix.
Medieval buckle.
Medieval/post-medieval annular lead weight and silver finger-ring.
Post-medieval buckle frame.
1 post-medieval pottery sherd and a hooked tag.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 January 2013.

August-September 2014. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field T4. [5].
Medieval buckles, a button, strap mount, strap-end, and a gilt copper alloy zoomorphic mount in the form of a lion passant guardant (S3).
Medieval/post-medieval knife end-cap and dress hook.
Post-medieval harness mounts and buckles.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 10 February 2015.

March-April 2016. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field T4. [6].
Late Bronze Age copper alloy razor (S4).
Medieval buckles and a brooch.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy ring.
Post-medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 June 2016 and P. Watkins (HES), 28 August 2024.

August-October 2016. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field T4. [7].
Undated casting waste.
Medieval rumbler bell and harness pendant.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 15 December 2016.

Associated Sources (7)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF100593 Publication: British Museum. 2014. Treasure Act Annual Report 2012. p 41.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
<S2> SNF49959 Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
<S3> SNF93160 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2015. Drawing of medieval gilt copper alloy mount in the form a lion passant guardant. Film. 2:1.
<S4> SNF101438 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2016. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age razor. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)

Object Types (43)

RAZOR (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 50 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PADLOCK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PENCIL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
MOUNT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
BELL (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
BUTTON (Medieval - 1230 AD to 1450 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
BROOCH (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1330 AD to 1450 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1600 AD)
FINGER RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
KNIFE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1650 AD)
BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
DAGGER (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
HARNESS FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
PADLOCK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
POT (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
BUCKLE (17th Century - 1620 AD to 1680 AD)
BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1690 AD to 1720 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 26 2025 6:20AM