NHER 5887 (Find Spot record) - Late Saxon finger ring and eel spear, St Mary's Row

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Summary

In 1962 a number of Late Saxon objects were found during the preparation of the site for a housing development. These finds consisted of sherds of Thetford Ware pottery, fragments of cresset lamps, a bronze ring, a bone tool, and an iron eel spear.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TL88SE
Civil Parish THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

1962. Casual Find.
Several items were recovered from the southwest side of the road while preparing fotings for new houses.
The items have been identified as sherds of Thetford Ware, fragments of cresset lamps, a bone tool, a bronze ring, and an iron spear (possibly an eel spear).
Finds held by NCM, previously held by Thetford borough engineer (sherds, bone, ring, eel spear).
Information from (S1).
See (S3) for short summery.
NCM card by R. R. Clarke (NCM).

The ring is described in (S2) as having decoration of stamped circles.
E. Rose (NAU) 25 January 1985.

  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Late Saxon. Thetford.
  • <S1> Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S2> Monograph: Rogerson, A. and Dallas, C. 1984. Excavations in Thetford 1948-59 and 1973-80. East Anglian Archaeology. No 22. p 69; No 13; Fig 110.
  • <S3> Article in Serial: Wilson, D. M. and Hurst, D. G. 1965. Medieval Britain in 1962 and 1963. Medieval Archaeology. Vol VIII (for 1964) pp 231-299. p 5887.
  • CRESSET LAMP (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • FISH SPEAR (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • SPEAR (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)

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Record last edited

Sep 25 2013 9:49AM

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