Record Details
| NHER Number: | 29306 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Roman and Middle Saxon to post-medieval finds |
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Summary
Metal-detecting in 1992 and 2016 recovered a medieval pottery sherd as well as undated, Roman and Middle Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include an undated unidentified sheet copper alloy object; a Roman brooch; a Middle Saxon spoon; a Late Saxon Anglo-Scandinavian zoomorphic brooch; a Late Saxon/medieval bit link fragment; Late Saxon to post-medieval spindle whorl; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval leash swivel and brooch; a medieval/post-medieval lead weight and thimble and a post-medieval book clasp, drop handle from a piece of furniture, cloth seal, Jew's harp and a hinged luggage fitting.
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Location
| Grid Reference: | Not displayed |
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| Map Sheet: | TM19NE |
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| Parish: | BRACON ASH, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
September 1992. Metal detecting finds. [1].
Early post medieval convex lentoid belt or harness stud, spike on reverse.
Early post medieval copper alloy book clasp, rings and dot on terminals, and 'graded' linear decoration in centre. Hook at one end.
Late post medieval copper alloy hinged luggage fitting. 'R. H. Gurney - Keswick' inscribed on it.
Identified S. Margeson (NCM) 22 October 1992.
W. Milligan (NCM) 2 October 1992.
March 2015. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field JG2. Site extended to whole field. [2].
Roman brooch.
Middle Saxon spoon.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 March 2016.
October 2015. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field JG2. [3].
Late Saxon/medieval bit link fragment.
1 medieval pottery sherd, a leash swivel and a buckle.
Medieval/post-medieval buttons and dress hooks.
Post-medieval buckle and a drop handle from a piece of furniture.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 January 2016. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 6 March 2017.
March-April 2016. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field JG2. [4].
Undated unidentified object of copper alloy sheet.
Late Saxon Anglo-Scandinavian zoomorphic brooch.
Late Saxon to post-medieval spindle whorl.
Medieval buckle and brooch.
Medieval/post-medieval lead weight and thimble.
Post-medieval cloth seal and Jew's harp.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 June 2016.
March 2019. Metal-detecting. [5].
SET032019 - PAS details to follow.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 April 2017.
(S2) - PAS details to follow.
E. McDonald (HES), 13 October 2020.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Undated)
- FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon to 19th Century - 851 AD to 1900 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
- BROOCH (Roman - 55 AD to 100 AD)
- SPOON (Middle Saxon - 700 AD to 850 AD)
- BROOCH (Late Saxon - 950 AD to 1000 AD)
- HARNESS FITTING (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
- SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
- BROOCH (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- LEASH (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1200 AD to 1700 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1330 AD to 1450 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
- BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
- BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
- DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
- DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
- THIMBLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
- BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BOX (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- HARNESS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- JEWS HARP (16th Century to 18th Century - 1540 AD to 1800 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1725 AD)
- BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
- FURNITURE FITTING (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image. |
| <S1> | Illustration: Gibbons J.. 2016. Drawing of Anglo-Scandinavian copper alloy zoomorphic brooch. Film. 2:1. |
| <S2> | Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2019. Drawing of a Late Saxon strap-end. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1. |
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