NHER 43106 (Find Spot record) - Possible Late Saxon disc brooch

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Summary

Metal detecting in 2004 recovered a broken fragment of cast lead with pronounced angular ridges and lines alternating with deep-set grooves. The object is of uncertain date but a possible parallel is a silver-gilt disc brooch of Scandinavian type from Whitton, North Lincolnshire.

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County Norfolk

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August 2004. Metal detecting with Discovery Tours.
Broken fragment of cast lead with pronounced angular ridges and lines alternating with deep-set grooved. It has a flat reverse side and was originally probably circular in shape, about one-third of the piece now remaining. The object is of uncertain date but a possible parallel is a silver-gilt disc brooch of Scandinavian type from Whitton, North Lincolnshire, illustrated in (S1).
See detailed description in file.
T. Pestell (NCM) 2 February 2006.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Unpublished Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2001. Treasure Annual Report 2000. pp 30-31; No 38.
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Late Saxon - 851 AD? to 1065 AD?)

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Apr 11 2020 12:48AM

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