Record Details
| NHER Number: | 29720 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Multi-period finds |
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Summary
Metal-detecting between 1993 and 2012 recovered an early Neolithic flint blade; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; medieval and post-medieval tokens and Bronze Age and Roman to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a possible Bronze Age casting jet; a Roman brooch, finger-ring and vessel escutcheon; an Early Saxon toilet implement; a Middle Saxon pin; a Late Saxon weight or spindle whorl; medieval dress accessories, a brooch, finger-ring, ampulla, seal matrix and thimble; a medieval/post-medieval furniture fitting and chafing dish and post-medieval dress accessories and a thimble.
Images
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 77 15 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF71NE |
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| Parish: | WESTACRE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
January-February 1993. Metal-detector finds. General finds in field.
Roman vessel escutcheon and brooch.
Early Saxon toilet implement.
Middle Saxon pin.
Late Saxon weight.
Medieval-post medieval metalwork and coins.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 5 April 1993.
March-April 1996. Metal-detector finds.
Roman, medieval, post-medieval coins.
Medieval and post-medieval tokens/jettons.
Possible Bronze Age casting jet.
Possible Roman finger ring.
Medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 8 August 1996.
May-June 1999. Metal-detecting.
Ten Roman, one medieval and one post-medieval coin.
Two post-medieval tokens.
Roman, medieval and post-medieval metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 22 December 1999.
January 2006. Metal-detecting.
Medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 6 April 2006.
2010. Casual find. Site extended to southern edge of field.
Early Neolithic flint blade.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 11 October 2010.
Before 22 May 2012. Metal-detecting.
Sherd of remarkable miniature cast copper alloy vessel with inscription (S1), and an undatable lead weight.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 29 October 2012.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
- FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 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
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
- WEIGHT (Unknown date)
- BLADE (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BUCKET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- TOILET ARTICLE (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- PIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- WEIGHT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- AMPULLA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CAULDRON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CHAFING DISH (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DRESS COMPONENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DRESS COMPONENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINGER RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- LEASH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MINIATURE OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SEAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- THIMBLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CAULDRON (13th Century to 14th Century - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
- BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- LEASH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PURSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2012. Drawing of a medieval cast copper alloy miniature cauldron or posnet. Film. 2:1. |
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