NHER 19502 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age palstave and post medieval seal

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Summary

A Bronze Age palstave and a post medieval multiple seal matrix found during metal detecting.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF61NE
Civil Parish MIDDLETON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

Summer 1983. Metal-detecting. [1].
Found at Tower End.
Much corroded, broken, central fragment of Bronze Age single-looped palstave.
See drawing (S1).
Seen September 1983 by J. Wymer (NAU).
Details from A. Rogerson (NAU).
Compiled by J. Wymer (NAU) 19 September 1983.
Information from (S2).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 11 November 2019.

January 1989. 'Within a yard or two' of above find.
Triangular section of copper alloy multiple seal matrix (fob seal) with three oval faces depicting/inscribed the following:
1. Bust r. TITVS CAESAR;
2. Winged figure with bow r. and bird (?) above IAI ETE HEVREVY FIDE ET AMORE;
3. Clasped hands.
Small circular longitudinal perforation with arc of small punched dots on curved surface of upper end.
Post medieval.
Cast NCM.
A. Rogerson (NAU) 15 February 1989.


PAS details awaited - recorded out of county. [2].
Expanded to whole field. Previously mapped as a point at [3].
P. Watkins (HES), 2 February 2026.

  • --- Photograph: CKT 1-5-N.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Wymer, J. 1983. Drawing of a Bronze Age copper alloy palstave. Find Illustration. Card. 1:1.
  • PALSTAVE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1204 AD to 1210 AD)
  • SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 7 2026 8:56PM

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