Record Details
| NHER Number: | 19248 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Roman bodkin and hair comb |
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Summary
At some time prior to 1760 the rector of Elveden (Suffolk) was in possession of part of a Roman lady's comb and bodkin for the hair. These items were supposedly found in the Thetford area.
Images - none
Location
| Parish: | THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Pre-1760.
'There is in the possession of the Rev. George Burton, rector of Elveden in Suffolk, part of a Roman lady's comb, found in the neighbourhood of Thetford and likewise an acus crinalis, or bodkin for the hair'.
N.B. not specifically stated that second object is from Thetford, but implied.
In (S1) (1781 - section perhaps by Rev. J. G. Burton but source not checked).
Quoted by R.R. Clarke (NCM) under Thetford Castle, but no separate card found.
E. Rose (NAU), 6 June 1983.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Finds
- BODKIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COMB (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Serial: Armstrong, M. J.. 1781. The History and Antiquities of the County of Norfolk.. Vol VIII, Shropham Hundred. p 155. |
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