Record Details
| NHER Number: | 14548 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Medieval gold signet ring (Wymondham, poorly located) |
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Summary
It is recorded that in 1846 a medieval gold signet ring depicting a lion rampant was 'found at Wymondham'. The exact nature and location of this discovery are unclear.
Images - none
Location
| Parish: | WYMONDHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1846. 'Found at Wymondham'. Gold signet ring depicting lion rampant.
Weight 21 dwts 7 grs.
See (S1).
'A Roman thumb ring was found at Wymondham and together with various other rings found there was in the possession of Me Joseph Warren of Ixworth' [2] quoted by NAR records.
Is this a mis-identification of the same object?
Compiled by E. Rose (NLA), 6 March 1991.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- 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. |
| <S1> | Monograph: Bryant, T. H. 1905. Hundred of Forehoe. The Churches of Norfolk. Vol XVII. pp 220. |
| <S2> | Serial: 1853. J.Brit.Archaeol.Soc.. Vol8. Vol.8, p.159. p 159. |
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