Record Details
| NHER Number: | 3004 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Roman brooch fragment, medieval pottery sherd |
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Summary
In 1973 a fragment of a Roman copper alloy Colchester type brooch, dating to the 1st century, was recovered from this area. In 1975 part of a medieval pot was also recovered here.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 01 17 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG01NW |
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| Parish: | SWANTON MORLEY, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1973. Stray Find.
Found in by stream in garden of [1]:
Roman brooch fragment (Colchester 1st century type). See drawing (S1).
Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1974.449).
Information from (S2).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 31 May 2018.
1975. Stray Find.
Also found in garden of [1]:
?Medieval pottery ?handle of sandy grey fabric, mottled red and buff, horn shaped, furrowed on outer side. Part of vessel attached.
Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1975.468).
Information from (S3).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 31 May 2018.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT? (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 01 NW 18. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Illustration: Milligan, W. F. 1974. Sketch of a Roman Colchester copper alloy brooch.. Card. 1:1. |
| <S2> | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Swanton Morley. |
| <S3> | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
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