Record Details
| NHER Number: | 35005 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Early Saxon cruciform brooch |
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Summary
Metal detecting here in 1998 recovered an Early Saxon cruciform brooch. The brooch was missing its head and was decorated with ring-and-dots around the edge. A fragment of the catchplate remained on the back.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 68 08 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF60NE |
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| Parish: | SHOULDHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Early 1998. Metal detecting.
Early Saxon Cruciform brooch, head missing, moulded collar with incised lines at top of bow. Bow bevelled, hollow underneath moulded, with incised lines at base of bow. Scrolled lappets projecting either side of top of leg. Leg bevelled at edges approx 8m from top and tapering. Decorated with ring-and-dot round the edge. Fragment of catchplate remains on the back. 6th century.
Polaroid (S1) taken by N. J. H. March 1998.
Identified by H. M. Geake (NCM).
K. Sussams (NLA) 15 May 1999.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
Associated Finds
- BOW BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources - none
Related records - none
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