Record Details

NHER Number:28165
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Medieval and post medieval finds

Summary

A medieval harness pendant, a medieval to post medieval Venetian coin and a post medieval thimble found during metal detecting.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 16 02
Map Sheet:TG10SE
Parish:KETTERINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

March 1990. Found with metal detecting.
Soldino, 15th century or 16th century; legend seems to read BI/SON/LAVS. Doge unidentified.
Polaroid NCM.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
W. Milligan (NCM) 27 April 1990.

1991. Metal detecting finds.
14th century gilt copper alloy harness pendant with elaborate open quatrefoil frame and swinging quatrefoil within it. Frame has projecting lobed 'arms' from spandrels of quatrefoil, one broken. Swinging quatrefoil inside has central pierced hole.
Early post medieval tailor's thimble.
Polaroid NCM.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
W. Milligan (NCM) 23 September 1991

Part of large scatter NHER 28710.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.

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