NHER 5858 (Find Spot) - Late Saxon cresset lamp (poorly located)

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Summary

At an unspecified date a grey conical cresset lamp was found somewhere in Thetford. The lamp probably dated to the Late Saxon period.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full Description

Grey conical cresset in Norwich Castle Museum. No date.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

Identified as Early Saxon by R. R. Clarke (NCM), A. Rogerson (NAU) says this cannot be so and it must be Late Saxon.
5 November 1993.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF87262 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Late Saxon. Thetford [3].
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (2)

LAMP (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
LAMP (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

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Record last edited

Jul 23 2019 12:10PM