Record Details
| NHER Number: | 10174 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Medieval jet chess piece |
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Summary
It is recorded that a jet chess piece, shaped as a bishop, was recovered from this parish in or before 1896. It is believed that the object dated to the medieval period, possibly 12th century.
Images - none
Location
| Parish: | SHELTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
On or before 1896.
Jet chessman (bishop). Medieval, possibly 12th century. [1]
See (S1), from the Amyot Collection (Thelton).
Compiled by R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- CHESS PIECE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Shelton. |
| <S1> | Serial: Proc.Soc.Antiq.Lond.. Vol.III, p.385. |
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