Record Details
| NHER Number: | 23268 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Multi-period finds |
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Summary
Metal detecting recovered a two Roman brooches, a possible Roman to Early Saxon bracelet, an unusual gilt copper alloy 9th century AD mount depicting an animal and a post medieval stud with silver sheet decoration.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TL 99 86 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL98NE |
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| Parish: | HARLING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1986. Metal detector find at [1] by [2].
Gilt copper alloy mount of unusual form with animal ornament, 9th century AD. Textile impression on the back
See (S1, S2, S3, S4 and S5).
May 1989.
Finder uncertain, shown to D Gurney by [3].
Roman Aesica brooch, mid 1st century.
Bronze bracelet-like object with transverse grooves at terminal, wider portion with rectangular cut-out, tapering two panels with inscribed crosses and transverse grooves. Undated but probably Roman or Early Saxon.
See (S1).
D. Gurney (NAU), 31 May 1989
September 1989. Metal detecting find. In area of earlier finds.
Post medieval concave-headed stud: thin silver sheet with leafy epousse decoration around edge.
D. Gurney (NAU), 3 October 1989.
November 1989. Metal detecting find in same area.
Hod Hill brooch with side knobs. Pin missing, upper part of bow and head only extant. One side knob extant close to top of bow, which has broad central rib, flanked by grooves on each side.
D. Gurney (NAU), 27 November 1989.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Roman to Early Saxon - 43 AD to 650 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
Associated Finds
- BRACELET (Undated)
- BRACELET (Roman to Early Saxon - 43 AD to 650 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- DRESS COMPONENT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- STUD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Photograph: EXL7-10. |
| <S2> | Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white. |
| <S3> | Illustration: Penn, K.. 1989. Drawing of a Middle/Late Saxon gilt copper alloy mount.. Film. 4:1. |
| <S4> | Illustration: Penn, K.. 1989. Drawing of a Middle/Late Saxon gilt copper alloy mount.. Film. 4:1. |
| <S5> | Illustration: Penn, K.. 1989. Drawing of a Middle/Late Saxon gilt copper alloy mount.. Film. 4:1. |
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