NHER 9188 (Find Spot record) - Hoard of Roman pewter plates
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM09SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ATTLEBOROUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Full Description
1963. Leys Farm. Found in spoil from gas main trench. No indication in trench where came from.
Hoard of nine pewter plates and Roman pottery.
Site investigated by A. P. Baggs, W. F. Milligan, Dr and Mrs A. K. Knowles. Plates badly twisted and broken by mechanical digger. One has decorated centre, compare with finds from Andover.
Details, map (S1) and copies of pictures (S2) and (S3) in file.
Further investigation showed a ditch or large oval pit about 45cm (2ft 6in) deep cut across by mains trench. This contained sherds. Sherds scattered over whole field that was not under crop.
E. B. Green (NCM).
December 1986.
Fragments of two plates were found and recorded as NHER 24076 - they are clearly astray from the hoard.
W. Milligan (NCM) 5 January 1987.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Attleborough.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF51276 Map: Finder's Map..
- <S2> SNF57950 Photograph: Gardiner, W.D.. 1963. Gas pipeline and Roman pottery.
- <S3> SNF57951 Photograph: Ashley, H.. 1963. Roman pewter hoard (CM1330 to CM1332).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (3)
- HOARD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- PLATE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
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Record last edited
Sep 12 2025 8:55AM