NHER 61594 (Find Spot record) - Unprovenanced Late Iron Age to Roman, Early Saxon and Midde/Late Saxon to post-medieval finds (Norfolk, poorly located)

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Summary

Reported finds recovered as a result of metal-detecting between 1990 and 2018 include a small number of objects known (or thought) to be from Norfolk but associated with no additional information regarding their provenance. These include Late Iron Age/Roman brooches; Roman brooches and a figurine; an Early Saxon brooch; a Middle/Late Saxon strap end; Late Saxon bridle fittings or cheekpieces; a medieval harness pendant, gold finger ring and copper alloy seal matrix and a medieval/post-medieval purse fragment.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
County NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

The following finds were all recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database as being recovered from Norfolk but no other locational information is available for them.

1990. Metal-detecting. [1].
Medieval/post-medieval purse bar.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 February 2019.

January 1993. Metal-detecting. [1].
From Norfolk:
Late Iron Age/Roman brooch.
Roman brooch.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 13 October 2023.

Before 1 January 2004. Metal-detecting. [1].
Within private collection, possibly from Norfolk:
Late Iron Age/Roman brooches.
Roman brooches.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 13 October 2023.

April 2004. Metal-detecting. [1].
From Norfolk:
Middle/Late Saxon strap end.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 13 October 2023.

Before January 2005. Metal-detecting. [1].
Medieval copper alloy seal matrix bearing a device of St. Catherine of Alexandria.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 February 2020.

September 2009. Metal-detecting. [1].
Late Saxon bridle fittings or cheekpieces.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 February 2016.

Pre 7 December 2009. Metal-detecting. [1].
Bought on Ebay and believed to be from Norfolk:
Medieval harness pendant.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 13 October 2023.

November 2017-February 2018. Metal-detecting. [1].
Roman copper alloy figurine of Jupiter.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 July 2020.

March 2018. Stray find. [2].
Medieval gold finger ring with a glass or gem setting.
Information from PAS import.
See [3] for more information about the recovery of this find, which has been submitted as potential Treasure (2018 T586).
A. Beckham (HES), 12 April 2019. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 1 March 2019.

Before June 2018. Metal-detecting. [1].
Early Saxon cruciform brooch.
Information from PAS import.
See [4] for provenance details.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 July 2020.

Associated Sources (0)

  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 1 AD to 100 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 1 AD to 100 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 1 AD to 200 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 1 AD to 400 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 1 AD to 99 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 40 AD to 200 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 40 AD to 200 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 40 AD to 60 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 200 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FIGURINE (Roman - 50 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 100 AD to 200 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 100 AD to 200 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 100 AD to 200 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 200 AD to 300 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 200 AD to 300 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 300 AD to 400 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 300 AD to 400 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 300 AD to 400 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 480 AD to 570 AD)
  • STRAP END (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 800 AD to 899 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1550 AD)

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Record last edited

Oct 13 2023 8:21PM

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