Record Details
| NHER Number: | 34677 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Medieval metal objects |
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Summary
Metal detecting in 1998 recovered part of a medieval seal matrix and a medieval mount at this location. Part of the inscription on the seal matrix is still legible and may read 'Seal of Mar)ia of Biv..'.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TM 21 98 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM29NW |
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| Parish: | NEWTON FLOTMAN, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
February/March 1998. Metal detecting.
Fragment of a large lead seal matrix. Around a fleur-de-lis is a well-cut legend: the surviving portion reads '...IEDEBIV…'. (Seal of Mar)ia of Biv.. [or other female name].
Medieval.
See (S1).
Identified by H.M. Geake (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 July 1999.
Pre 17 April 1998. Metal detecting.
Found at [1]:
Medieval gilt copper alloy mount, possibly from mazer (a type of drinking vessel).
See polaroid (S1) [2].
P. Watkins (HES), 20 September 2018.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white. |
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