NHER 7228 (Find Spot record) - Roman metal find
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF91NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MILEHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
December 1839. 'The second alder carr between Mileham and Longham' (is this Bell Hall Plantation? R. R. Clarke (NCM)).
Square silver dish found, 38cm (15 inches) along side, weight 69 ounces. British Museum (Prehistoric and Romano-British Antiquities).
(S1), (S2) (inaccurate plate), (S3), Watercolours (S4) in NCM (Former Bolingbroke Collection now art department) by T. Image 1840.
(NCM card by E. B. Green).
British Museum register checked by E. Rose (NAU), 1974; no additional information to above.
But [1] of Mileham told E. Rose in February 1982 that he has been sent by the British Museum a copy of the original letter of presentation, which states that the spot was 'within view of Mileham Castle and Longham' on the rector's land. He suggests a site such as the carr at about TF 917 174.
E. Rose (NAU).
Associated Sources (9)
- --- SNF1033 Article in Serial: Fox, G. E. 1889. Roman Norfolk. The Archaeological Journal. Vol XLVI pp 331-367. p 340.
- --- SNF5871 Monograph: Wade-Martins, P. 1980. Fieldwork and Excavation on Village Sites in Launditch Hundred, Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 10. p 41.
- --- SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Mileham.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 91 NW 7 [2].
- <S1> SNF1141 Monograph: 1901. The Victoria History of Norfolk. The Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol 1. p 310; Fig 24.
- <S2> SNF4402 Article in Serial: 1841. Appendix. Archaeologia. Vol XXIX, Pt 1, pp 363-426. p 389; Pl XLII.
- <S3> SNF2193 Monograph: 1951. Guide to the antiquities of Roman Britain.. p 38, pl VI 2.
- <S4> SNF6456 Illustration: Image, T.. 1840. Watercolours.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
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Record last edited
Sep 13 2018 12:06AM