Record Details
| NHER Number: | 25466 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Medieval harness fitting |
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Summary
Metal detecting recovered a medieval gilt enamelled harness fitting. This is possibly from an elaborate mount. It has a shield-shaped terminal with a white enamelled heraldic beast in front of some blue enamelled foliage.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 93 36 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF93NW |
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| Parish: | WALSINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
July 1989. Metal detecting.
Medieval gilt enamelled harness fitting, possibly from elaborate mount. Shield shaped terminal with white enamelled heraldic beast in front of blue enamelled foliage.
Compare with (S1).
To be photographed.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NAU), 8 September 1989.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Monograph: Ashley, S. 2002. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 101. |
| --- | Photograph: FHH33-34. |
| <S1> | Article in Serial: Ward Perkins, J. B.. 1949. A Medieval Harness Mount at Termoli.. Antiquaries Journal. Vol XXIX, pp 1-7. |
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