NHER 36335 (Find Spot record) - Iron Age boar figurine
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG32SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ASHMANHAUGH, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Early 1997. Metal detecting.
Iron Age/Roman magnificent copper alloy figurine of a boar.
Illustrated on the cover of (S1).
Exact find spot info now lost, but across the road from NHER 32041 and probably to the west of same.
See (S2).
See confidential file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 18 September 2001.
This may be similar to the boar figurines represented on helmets on the Gundestrup Cauldron. See comparative notes in file.
M. Dennis (NLA) 18th July 2005.
For another example from Duncton, West Sussex, see Portable Antiquities Scheme Annual Report 2005/6, p 37.
PAS reference SUSS-C6A000.
D. Gurney (NLA) 8 December 2006
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF54855 Publication: Davies, J. & Williamson, T.. 1999. Land of the Iceni.
- <S2> SNF49957 Illustration: 2001. Finds Illustration.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (3)
- FIGURINE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
- HELMET (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- STRAINER (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
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Record last edited
Jun 18 2013 6:10PM