NHER 18117 (Find Spot record) - 13th century belt chape

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Summary

Metal detecting in 1981 recovered a 13th century bronze belt chape with a front plate depicting a lion and a human figure.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG20SW
Civil Parish	KESWICK, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1981. Found with metal detector.
Bronze belt-chape with repousse front plate decorated with lion? rampant and standing human figure.
Probably 13th century.
See (S1).
Identified by J. Cherry (British Museum), 13 November 1981.
S. Margeson (NCM), 25 March 1982.

Part of large scatter NHER 32108.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF78781 Illustration: Unknown. 1981. Drawing of a medieval bronze belt-chape.. Paper. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Object Types (1)

STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Related NHER Records (1)

All Groups: NHER 32108 - Related to: Multi-period finds (Find Spot)

Find out more...(1)

Keswick (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Apr 22 2015 10:54AM