NHER 15595 (Find Spot record) - Late Bronze Age ring and medieval pottery

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Summary

A Late Bronze Age ring, made of copper alloy, was found by a metal detectorist in 1999. The function of the ring is unknown although it may have been used as a suspension ring. The ring was made in southeast England or northern France. A fragment of medieval pottery has also been found during fieldwalking.

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Map sheet	TG00SW
Civil Parish	HARDINGHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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November 1979. On surface of sugarbeet field.
Found in fieldwalking.
Small sherd of medieval pottery.
Annabell Lawson (NCM) November 1979.

Feb/March 1998. Metal detecting in central area of previous find.
A.E. West (NCM) identified a possible Late Bronze Age ring, made in southeast England or Northern France (900 to 800 BC) weighing 8.54g.
Not a finger ring. For suspension?
Neatly made with central groove running around outside of D shape section.
See (S1).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 4 July, 1999.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1> SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (2)

RING (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Hardingham (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Jun 14 2014 12:12PM