NHER 56584 (Find Spot) - Early Saxon Mount
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM28SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PULHAM ST MARY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Full Description
2 November 2011. Metal-detecting.
One Early Saxon gilded silver mount (S1) which may have formed part of a sword pommel.
See details in file.
This mount was reported as potential Treasure (Treasure case 2012 T67), declared Treasure at inquest on 29 November 2012 and subsequently acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2013.245).
E. Darch (HES), 18 January and 7 December 2012 and 17 October 2013. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 13 June 2020.
Associated Sources (5)
- <S1> SNF89361 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2012. Drawing of an Early Saxon gilt silver mount, possibly part of a sword pommel.. Film. 2:1.
- --- SNF98442 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2012. Coins could have been buried at time of Kett's Rebellion. 1 December.
- --- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
- --- SNF100593 Publication: British Museum. 2014. Treasure Act Annual Report 2012. p 32.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- MOUNT (Early Saxon - 500 AD to 600 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jun 13 2020 4:26PM