Record Details
| NHER Number: | 35188 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Early Saxon grave goods |
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Summary
Early Saxon spearheads, shield bosses and knives were sold in 1997. The exact location of the discovery of these objects are unclear. These may come from the Early Saxon cemetery at Burnham Thorpe (NHER 32340).
Images - none
Location
| Parish: | NORFOLK NO PROVENANCE, -, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Group of Early Saxon iron weapons, (S3, S4, S5, S6, S7 and S8), purchased by [1] in early 1997.
Said by London dealer to be from Norfolk.
At present in NCM and maybe donated.
See (S1) and list of objects by H. Geake (NCM) in file.
These may be from Burnham Thorpe NHER 32340.
See also great square headed brooch recorded as NHER 35187.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 27 April 2000.
See (S2) in file of finds as purchased.
A. Rogerson, 18 July 2000.
See (S3) in file.
D. Gurney, 19 July 2000.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
Associated Finds
- KNIFE (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- SHIELD (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- SPEAR (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Correspondence: Everitt, J.. 1999. Letter Anglo-Saxon grave goods. 28 June. |
| <S2> | Photograph: 3154 Anglo-Saxon grave material. |
| <S3> | Illustration: White, S.. 1997. Drawing of Early Saxon shield grips. Film. 1:1. |
| <S4> | Illustration: White, S.. 1997. Drawing of an Early Saxon shield-boss (No 1). Film. 1:1. |
| <S5> | Illustration: White, S. 1997. Drawing of an Early Saxon shield-boss (No 2). Film. 1:1. |
| <S6> | Illustration: White, S.. 1997. Drawing of an Early Saxon shield-boss (No 3). Film. 1:1. |
| <S7> | Illustration: White, S.. 1997. Drawing of an Early Saxon sword.. Film. 1:1. |
| <S8> | Illustration: White, S.. 1997. Drawing of three Early Saxon spearheads. Film. 1:1. |
Related records
| 32340 | Part of: Early Saxon inhumation cemetery (Monument) |
| 35187 | Related to: Early Saxon brooch (Find Spot) |