NHER 61738 (Find Spot record) - Middle Bronze Age, Middle/Late Saxon and post-medieval finds
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Summary
Metal-detecting between 2016 and 2019 recovered a Middle Bronze Age rapier blade fragment; a Middle/Late Saxon hooked tag and post-medieval harness fittings and a harness mount.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM08SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SOUTH LOPHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
August-October 2016. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field JO11. [1].
Middle Bronze Age rapier blade fragment (S1).
Post-medieval harness fittings and a harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 9 January 2017 and P. Watkins (HES), 17 September 2023.
February 2019. Metal-detecting. [2].
Middle/Late Saxon hooked tag.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 May 2019.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF100263 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2017. Drawing of a Middle Bronze Age rapier fragment. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (5)
- RAPIER (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
- HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon to Medieval - 700 AD to 1100 AD)
- HARNESS FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
- HARNESS FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
- HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Oct 3 2023 4:51AM