Record Details
| NHER Number: | 29418 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Multi-period finds including Viking trefoil brooch |
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Summary
Metal detecting in 1993 recovered a variety of finds dating from the Roman to the medieval period. These include a Roman cosmetic mortar, a large Viking trefoil brooch and a possible medieval button. The brooch is an incredibly significant example and is now in the collections of the Norwich Castle Museum. A Roman coin was also found.
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Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 10 09 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG10NW |
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| Parish: | MARLINGFORD, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
January 1993. Metal-detecting.
Roman coin.
Late Saxon and medieval metalwork.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 2 February 1993.
June-July 1993. Metal detecting finds.
Roman cosmetic mortar, surface very worn. See (S1).
Lead ?medieval ?button; disc with six sunken leaf-shaped fields radiating arms with three lines in relief on each. Traces of stud on reverse.
Incredibly significant Viking trefoil brooch. See (S1), (S2) and description in file.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM) and S. Margeson (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 20 August 1993.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- PALETTE (COSMETIC) (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BUTTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINGER RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Illustration: Finds Illustrations. |
| <S3> | Photograph: GWR 1-8. |
Related records - none
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