NHER 1209 (Find Spot record) - Fragment of medieval aquamanile from Sedgeford Lane

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Summary

A fragment of a medieval pottery aquamanile was found during works before June 1971.

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  • None recorded

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Map sheet TF61NW
Civil Parish KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Before June 1971. Casual discovery and field observation.
Grimston aquamanile fragment in the form of a horse and rider, found by workmen at 'a depth of 1.2m to 1.8m (4 to 6 feet) in black soil'.
Subsequent observation of the highly disturbed levels cut by the trench produced no evidence for medieval street surfacing.
See (S1).
A. Carter (KLAS), amended by A. Cattermole (King's Lynn UAD), 14 January 2019.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Monograph: Clarke, H. & Carter, A.. 1977. Excavations in King's Lynn 1963-1970.. The Society for Medieval Archaeology Monograph. No 7. p 460; fig. 92, no. 13.
  • AQUAMANILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 12 2019 11:16AM

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