NHER 38150 (Find Spot record) - Early Saxon brooch

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Summary

Metal detecting in this area during 2003 recovered an Early Saxon copper alloy cruciform brooch. The brooch had a facetted bow with two longitudinal grooves and a facetted foot with an animal head terminal.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG22NW
Civil Parish	BURGH AND TUTTINGTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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January/February 2003. Metal detecting.
Early Saxon copper alloy cruciform brooch, small rectangular head plate with narrow wings, attached full round top knob, side knobs missing, single lug with corroded fragment of spring. Facetted bow with two longitudinal grooves, facetted foot with animal head terminal, catch plate on reverse, 8 x 67mm.
Aberg group I, 5th century.
Identified by S. J. Ashley (NLA).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 14 March 2003.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF83246 Photograph: 2003. KTQ 18-20, Early Saxon copper alloy cruciform brooch..
--- SNF50602 Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)

Object Types (1)

BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)

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Burgh and Tuttington (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Apr 3 2020 9:08PM