Record Details
| NHER Number: | 32874 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Medieval reliquary |
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Summary
Metal detecting recovered a medieval copper alloy reliquary in the shape of a cross. The slots in the centre of the reliquary probably held fragments of the True Cross. The exact location and nature of this find are unclear.
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Location
Full description
Pre 1997. 'Found with detector at Little Walsingham'.
Bronze reliquary in form of cross with slots in centre of arm, suggested as having held relics of the True Cross. Said to have been purchased from a stall at Newark Market run by a dealer of Nottingham, who had 'lots of Norfolk material'.
E. Rose (NLA), 18 August 1997.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- CRUCIFIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- RELIQUARY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status - none
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