Record Details

NHER Number:35354
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Roman disc brooch and mortar

Summary

Metal detecting here in 1989 and 2003-04 recovered an enamelled Roman disc brooch, a Roman cosmetic mortar and a medieval/post medieval ewer lid lifter.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 68 01
Map Sheet:TF60SE
Parish:WEREHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

1989. Metal detecting. Cross Reference: NHER 24543. KLM Enquiry No: 7218.
Roman disc brooch, blue enamel and red/brown, white and blue millefiori decoration. Central projection. Pin missing. Description and grid reference on rear of polaroid. No other details or documentation.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 2 April 2000.

Before 20 July 2003. Metal detecting.
Roman cosmetic mortar.
Medieval/post medieval ewer lid lifter.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 17 September 2003.

After 10 March 2004. Metal detecting. Site extended to whole field, previously centred at [1].
Unidentified Roman copper alloy object, possibly padlock case.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 19 September 2004.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COSMETIC MORTAR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • PADLOCK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • EWER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • EWER (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.

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