NHER 16439 (Find Spot record) - Medieval metal and pottery finds

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Summary

A thin scatter of medieval pottery was found on the surface of a field in 1980. Metal detecting between 2003 and 2012 recovered medieval coins; a Late Bronze Age socketed axe; a Roman ring-key; Late Saxon strap-end; medieval dress accessories, a horse harness pendant, papal bulla and seal matrix and a post-medieval buckle.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG01SW
Civil Parish	NORTH TUDDENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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August 1980. Surface of cultivated field.
Centre of field, scattered over an area about 100m across.
Thin scatter of unglazed medieval sherds, including one which could just be Roman.
A. Gregory (NAU), 11 August 1980.

Before 4 December 2003. Metal detecting [1]
Medieval silver coin and copper alloy buckle.
Undated ?post medieval lead metalworking debris.
S. Ashley (NLA), 19 March 2004.

January - February 2008, Site extended to whole field, previous area saved [2].
1 Roman key ring.
1 medieval lead papal bull, 1 buckle frame (Large, unusual, elaborate, gilt) and 1 silvered strap end (elaborate).
1 undated lump of metal (bears some resemblance to a BA axe blade).
Papal bull identified by T. Pestell (NCM) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists with digital photo of papal bull seal in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 15 March 2008.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 25 February 2014.

April - May 2008. Metal detecting.
Medieval coin, enamelled Limoges buckle and lead seal matrix.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 13 June 2008.

May- June 2009. Metal detecting
Late Saxon strap end, medieval horse harness pendant and a post medieval buckle.
See list in file
A. Rogerson, (NLA), 17 July 2009.

March-April 2012. Metal-detecting.
Late Bronze Age (S1), medieval and medieval/post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
S. Ashley (HES), 22 May 2012.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF83903 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2012. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axe.. Film. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)

Object Types (18)

SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
STRAP END (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
AMPULLA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BULL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)