Record Details
| NHER Number: | 20187 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Bronze Age to post-medieval ingot and medieval lead ampulla |
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Summary
Metal detecting here in 1980 recovered a medieval pilgrims ampulla made from lead. The ampulla had various chevron patterns and a shield bearing two chevrons. Metal-detecting at an unknown date recovered a Bronze Age to post-medieval gold ingot fragment.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | Not displayed |
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| Map Sheet: | TF83SE |
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| Parish: | SCULTHORPE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
24 March 1980. North of rectory in west angle of road junction. Found with metal detector.
Pilgrims ampulla, lead, various chevron patterns and shield bearing two chevrons. Loops either side. About 5cm long originally, now bent.
First reported to KLM 1980 - sent to [1] but correspondence lost.
Now held by KLM, previously held by member of the public [2] who purchased it from finder [3].
E. M. James (KLM) 17 March 1984.
Before July 2017. Metal-detecting. [4].
Early Bronze Age to post-medieval gold ingot fragment.
Site extended to the whole field. Previous extent mapped at [5].
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 July 2017.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Early Bronze Age to 19th Century - 2350 BC to 1900 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- INGOT (Early Bronze Age to 18th Century - 2350 BC to 1800 AD)
- AMPULLA (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. |
Related records - none
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