Record Details
| NHER Number: | 17267 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Medieval seal matrix |
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Summary
Metal detecting along the riverbank in 1981 recovered a medieval copper alloy seal matrix. The seal depicted St John the Baptist holding the Agnus Dei.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TL 87 81 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL88SE |
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| Parish: | THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1981. Edge of river bank. Found with metal detector.
Bronze seal matrix with trefoil looped handle.
Device: St John the Baptist holding Agnus Dei. Legend (S) CE IOHES ORA PRO ME, three dots on top for orientation.
13th-14th century.
Impression taken by NCM.
Mentioned in (S1).
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM), 1981.
S. Margeson (NCM), 1981.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- SEAL (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. |
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