NHER 16966 (Find Spot record) - Late Iron Age/Roman vessle mount and ring and post-medieval dress hook

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 1980 recovered a 17th-18th century dress hook depicting a human head. Metal-detecting in 2019 recovered a Late Iron Age/Roman copper alloy vessel mount and ring.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM09NE
Civil Parish BESTHORPE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

July 1980. Metal detecting on arable. 91m (100 yards) west of Walnut Tree Farm. [1].
17th-18th century dress hook (with central human head on circular openwork plate).
I.D. S. Margeson (NCM), 6 January 1981.
W. Milligan (NCM), 22 September 1980.

June-July 2019. Metal-detecting. [2].
Late Iron Age/Roman mount and ring, likely for the suspension of a vessel.
Information from PAS import.
Site extended to the whole field. Previous extent mapped as a point at [3].
A. Beckham (HES), 3 September 2019.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • VESSEL (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 100 AD)
  • DRESS COMPONENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 23 2021 5:16PM

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