Record Details
| NHER Number: | 23309 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Early Saxon and Late Saxon finds |
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Summary
Metal-detecting in 1986 recovered part of an Early Saxon cruciform brooch, and a Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 17 17 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG11NE |
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| Parish: | FELTHORPE, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
November 1986. Metal detecting finds in northwest end of field opposite Church Farm.
Late Saxon openwork copper alloy box mount. This find was reidentified as a Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount by D. Williams in 1997, see Monograph (S1).
Copper alloy face mask, almost certainly side knob from Early Saxon florid cruciform brooch: remains of two pierced transverse lugs on back, for securing axis bar. See Photograph (S2).
A. Gregory (NAU) 6 January 1987. Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 5 August 2020.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
Associated Finds
- BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- STIRRUP STRAP MOUNT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Unpublished Document: Margeson, S. 1980-1996. S. Margeson's personal notes on individual finds. Find Description Notes. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| <S1> | Monograph: Williams, D. 1997. Late Saxon stirrup-strap mounts. A classification and catalogue. A contribution to the study of Late Saxon ornamental metalwork.. CBA Research Report. No. 111. No 320; pp 73 and 74; Fig 47. |
| <S2> | Photograph: EAX 1-2 (brooch)- N. |
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