Record Details

NHER Number:39286
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Multi period metal object scatter

Summary

Metal detecting in 2003 and 2004 recovered a variety of multi period metal objects from this location. The most interesting of these were a medieval harness mount with griffin decoration, a Roman Colchester type brooch, a Late Bronze Age socketed axehead and a post medieval silver spoon.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TM 02 87
Map Sheet:TM08NW
Parish:QUIDENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

Before 28 January 2003. Metal detecting.
Eight Roman, two medieval and one post medieval coin.
Middle Saxon/Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval metal objects.
Iron Age, Roman, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval sherds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 15 April 2003.

Before 22 April 2003. Metal detecting.
Fragment of Late Bronze Age socketed axe at location (S1) [1].
See description and drawing in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 28 July 2003.

Before 16 June 2004. Metal detecting. Area extended. Previously centred at [2].
One post medieval jetton.
Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 19 October 2004.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Late Bronze Age to 19th Century - 1000 BC to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • BRIDLE (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPOON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SPOON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Illustration: Ashley, S.. 2003. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age socketed axehead.. Film. 1:1.

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