Record Details

NHER Number:10769
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Medieval gold signet ring

Summary

A gold signet ring was recovered in the Pulham area on or before 1856. The device was described as the gamb of a bird and a cock's head erased with the motto YU TO WODE. The exact nature and location of this discovery are unknown.

Images - none

Location

Parish:PULHAM MARKET, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK
PULHAM ST MARY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

On or before 1856.
A gold signet ring found at Pulham, Norfolk.
The device was described as the gamb of a bird and a cock's(?) head erased with the motto YU TO WODE.
An impression was exhibited by Mr. Robert Fitch.
See (S1).

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Associated Finds

  • FINGER RING (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. Pulham Market.
<S1>Article in Serial: 1856. Proceedings at the Meetings of the Archaeological Institute. The Archaeological Journal. Vol XIII pp 375-420. p 420.

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