NHER 5839 (Find Spot record) - Roman lamp and Early Saxon beads, 'The Red Mount' (poorly located)
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
'Three crystal beads, discovered under a mound of earth called 'The Red Mound', in Thetford, Norfolk, in August 1827. Now deposited in the Museum at Norwich'.
See (S1).
A. J. Lawson (NAU) March 1978.
1845.
From same site Roman lamp, see for comparison the ones in (S2) and (S3).
Reputed to be in NCM and really from Carthage! See also (S4).
R. R. Clarke (NCM) wondered whether the site was really the Red Mount at King's Lynn.
E. Rose (NAU).
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Thetford.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF4280 Documentary Source: Various. Additional drawings, engravings, etc. collected by Dawson Turner to illustrate Blomefield's "History of Norfolk"; 1846-1857. Add MS 23053-23062. Vol IX (Add MS 23061).
- <S2> SNF1033 Article in Serial: Fox, G. E. 1889. Roman Norfolk. The Archaeological Journal. Vol XLVI pp 331-367. p 364.
- <S3> SNF864 Article in Serial: 1853. Quarterly Meetings. Proceedings of the Bury & West Suffolk Archaeological Institute. Vol I pp 84-88. p 86.
- <S4> SNF1141 Monograph: 1901. The Victoria History of Norfolk. The Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol 1. p 321.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (2)
- LAMP (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BEAD (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
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Record last edited
Jul 5 2022 4:12PM