Record Details

NHER Number:23019
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Medieval seal matrix (Horsford, poorly located)

Summary

A 14th century copper alloy seal matrix was possibly found in Horsford. The matrix depicts a hare with a horn astride a hound. The exact location of the discovery is unclear.

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Location

Parish:HORSFORD, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

Pre 1985. Found possibly at Horsford.
Copper alloy circular seal die with hexagonal pierced handle. Hare with horn astride hound. Legend SOHOV ROBEN. Diameter 18mm. 14th century.
Information from S. Margeson (NCM).
E. Rose (NAU), 29 October 1986.

Wherabouts of original not known 1991: impressions with NCM and [1].

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Associated Finds

  • SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1>Article in Serial: Margeson, S. 1985. 14th-century Seal-Dies from Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXXIX Pt II pp 218-220. p 218.

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