Record Details
| NHER Number: | 28656 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Multi-period brooches |
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Summary
A Roman brooch, an Early Saxon brooch and a Late Saxon brooch that has been reused as a pendant found during metal detecting.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 07 39 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG03NE |
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| Parish: | HOLT, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
September 1991. Metal detecting finds, found close together.
Late Saxon 10th century worn Borre-style disc brooch. Lug (or catchplate) squashed on reverse; no sign of other. Pierced 3 times, once near edge and twice 'overlapping'; probaly reused as pendant.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
Small Early Saxon cruciform brooch, Group II; complete apart from side knobs (detachable if existed). Small bronze ring around end of pin bar on reverse.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NLA).
Both to be photographed
Information from [1].
A. Rogerson (NLA), 2 December 1991
May 1992. Found with metal detecting.
Roman Hod Hill brooch, 1st century AD
Information from [1]
Identified by J. Davies (NCM), 20 May 1992
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
Associated Finds
- PENDANT (Undated)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- PENDANT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources - none
Related records - none
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