Record Details

NHER Number:39564
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Roman to post medieval metal objects including Saxon disc brooch

Summary

Roman to post medieval metal objects including an unusual Late Saxon disc brooch of Continental design recovered by metal detecting.

Images

  • An unusual Late Saxon disc brooch of Continental design from Spixworth.  © Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service

Location

Grid Reference:TG 23 15
Map Sheet:TG21NW
Parish:SPIXWORTH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

Before 31 March 2003. Metal detecting. At location [1].
Unusual Middle Saxon/Late Saxon brooch (S1).
See description and (S1) in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 23 July 2003.

Before 6 October 2005. Metal detecting. Site extended.
Possible Roman to post medieval metal objects.
See description in file.
E. Darch (NLA) 30 March 2006.

October 2007. ALSF NHER Enhancement Sub-Unit A.
This record falls within the area recorded as NHER 35674.
M. Dennis (NLA), 7 October 2007.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Roman to 19th Century - 43 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman to 19th Century - 43 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BROOCH (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status

  • SHINE

Sources and further reading

---Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Illustration: Ashley, S.. 2003. Drawing of a Middle Saxon disc brooch.. Film. 2:1.

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