Record Details
| NHER Number: | 12447 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Medieval or post medieval seal |
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Summary
A brass seal was found in Gooderstone in 1849. It depicts a man with a lion's tail, star, and arrowhead, with the inscription 'I was a man'. It may be connected with Simon Browne of Shepton Mallet, Somerset, a 17th century lexicographer who went mad and believed that he had become a beast.
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Location
Full description
1849.
Brass seal found, depicting a man with lion's tail, star, and arrowhead, with inscription 'I was a man'.
Information from (S1).
Suggest that this may be connected with Simon Browne of Shepton Mallet, Somerset, a 17th century lexicographer who went mad and believed that he had become a beast.
E. Rose (NLA).
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- SEAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SEAL (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. |
| <S1> | Archive: Bolingbroke Collection. |
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