NHER 41003 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds
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Summary
Metal detecting recovered a Roman miniature axe, a Saxon vessel mount and a medieval strap end. The mount may have come from a hanging bowl. The exact location of this discovery is unclear.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | METHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
May and 1 September 2003. Metal detecting. Location within parish uncertain.
Roman miniature axe (S1).
Saxon vessel mount (S2) ?from hanging bowl.
Medieval strap end (S3).
See (S4) in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 23 November 2004.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF75909 Illustration: Wreathall, D.. 2003. Drawing of a Romano British flat axe head.. Card. 2:1.
- <S2> SNF75908 Illustration: Wreathall, D.. 2003. Drawing of an Early Medieval vessel mount.. Card. 2:1.
- <S3> SNF75907 Illustration: Wreathall, D.. 2004. Drawing of a Medieval strap end.. Card. 2:1.
- <S4> SNF56582 Unpublished Document: Portable Antiquities Scheme. Portable Antiquities Database sheet.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (5)
- AXEHEAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- MINIATURE OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- HANGING BOWL (Early Saxon to Late Saxon - 411 AD to 1065 AD)
- VESSEL (Early Saxon to Late Saxon - 411 AD to 1065 AD)
- STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Nov 5 2013 10:59AM