NHER 35188 (Find Spot record) - Early Saxon grave goods

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Summary

Early Saxon spearheads, shield bosses and knives were sold in 1997. The exact location of the discovery of these objects are unclear. These may come from the Early Saxon cemetery at Burnham Thorpe (NHER 32340).

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish NORFOLK NO PROVENANCE, -, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Group of Early Saxon iron weapons, (S3, S4, S5, S6, S7 and S8), purchased by [1] in early 1997.
Said by London dealer to be from Norfolk.
At present in NCM and maybe donated.
See (S1) and list of objects by H. Geake (NCM) in file.
These may be from Burnham Thorpe NHER 32340.
See also great square headed brooch recorded as NHER 35187.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 27 April 2000.

See (S2) in file of finds as purchased.
A. Rogerson, 18 July 2000.

See (S3) in file.
D. Gurney, 19 July 2000.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Correspondence: Everitt, J.. 1999. Letter Anglo-Saxon grave goods. 28 June.
  • <S2> Photograph: 3154 Anglo-Saxon grave material.
  • <S3> Illustration: White, S.. 1997. Drawing of Early Saxon shield grips. Film. 1:1.
  • <S4> Illustration: White, S.. 1997. Drawing of an Early Saxon shield-boss (No 1). Film. 1:1.
  • <S5> Illustration: White, S. 1997. Drawing of an Early Saxon shield-boss (No 2). Film. 1:1.
  • <S6> Illustration: White, S.. 1997. Drawing of an Early Saxon shield-boss (No 3). Film. 1:1.
  • <S7> Illustration: White, S.. 1997. Drawing of an Early Saxon sword.. Film. 1:1.
  • <S8> Illustration: White, S.. 1997. Drawing of three Early Saxon spearheads. Film. 1:1.
  • KNIFE (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • SHIELD (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • SPEAR (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)

Record last edited

Apr 16 2018 9:35AM

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