Record Details

NHER Number:30398
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Iron Age coin, post medieval sword pommel and animal bell

Summary

Metal detecting here in 1993 recovered an Iron Age silver coin, medieval gilded harness pendant, medieval copper alloy fragment with an incised human face, post medieval sword pommel fragment and a post medieval crotal bell (bell tied around the neck of domesticated animals).

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:Not displayed
Map Sheet:TM28NE
Parish:ALBURGH, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

1993. Metal detecting.
Medieval gilded bronze bar with pierced square boss at each end (one rivet) and H-shaped lug in centre to suspend harness pendant.
Post medieval sword pommel fragment.
Post medieval large rumbler bell fragment.
Medieval? Handle? Fragment with incised human face.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM) 23 December 1993.
W. Milligan (NCM) 30 December 1993.

October 1993. Metal detecting. Context 2.
Iron Age Icenian coin.
See list in file.
J. Davies (NCM) 4 January 1994.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SWORD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---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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