NHER 58410 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period metal objects

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2013 and 2020 recovered a range of metal objects, including a Late Bronze Age socketed axehead fragment; a Late Iron Age/Early Roman brooch; a Roman button and loop fastener; an Early Saxon brooch, sword pommel and sword-scabbard chape; Middle-Late Saxon strap ends; a Late Saxon brooch; medieval dress accessories, harness mount and harness pendant; medieval/post-medieval spoon, thimble, copper alloy vessel fragment, crotal bell, badge and a hooked dress fastener and post-medieval harness mounts, lead cloth seals and a lead Russian bale seal.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM19NE
Civil Parish	FLORDON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

March 2013. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field FLO12. [1].
Late Bronze Age socketed axehead fragment (S1).
Late Iron Age/Early Roman Langton Down brooch.
Early Saxon sword pommel of Holmegard/Kragehul type (S2) and Great square-headed brooch.
Middle-Late Saxon strap ends.
Medieval buckles, strap ends, harness mounts and harness pendant.
Medieval/post-medieval spoon, thimble, copper alloy vessel fragment and crotal bell.
Post-medieval harness mounts, lead cloth seals and lead Russian bale seal.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 May 2013.

March 2015. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field FLO12. [2].
Medieval/post-medieval badge and a hooked dress fastener.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 April 2016.

October 2017. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field FLO12. [3].
SET102017 - PAS details to follow.
A. Beckham (HES), 20 February 2018.

March-April 2018. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field FLO12. [4].
Roman button and loop fastener.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 26 June 2018 and P. Watkins (HES), 9 September 2023.

2020. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field FLO12. [5].
Early Saxon sword-scabbard chape.
Late Saxon cloisonné enamelled composite disc brooch.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 28 January 2022 and P. Watkins (HES), 16 December 2023.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
<S1> SNF89450 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2013. Drawing of a small fragment of the mouth of a Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axe.. Film. 1:1.
<S2> SNF93607 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2013. Drawing of Early Saxon copper alloy sword pommel of Holmegard/Kragehul type. Film. 2:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (9)

Object Types (27)

SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 20 AD to 65 AD)
BUTTON AND LOOP FASTENER (Roman - 100 AD to 200 AD)
SCABBARD (Early Saxon - 420 AD to 600 AD)
SWORD (Early Saxon - 425 AD to 600 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 530 AD to 570 AD)
STRAP END (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 800 AD to 900 AD)
STRAP END (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 800 AD to 900 AD)
BROOCH (Late Saxon to Medieval - 975 AD to 1125 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
SPOON (Medieval to 17th Century - 1200 AD to 1650 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
BADGE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1500 AD)
THIMBLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
CROTAL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1500 AD to 1460 AD)
CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1625 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
CLOTH SEAL (17th Century - 1660 AD to 1700 AD)
SEAL (18th Century - 1750 AD to 1799 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Jan 5 2024 8:34PM