NHER 20188 (Find Spot record) - Medieval seal matrix and post medieval ring

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Summary

Metal detecting recovered a medieval seal depicting a figure of St Margaret with a cross and a dragon. The seal is inscribed *MARGARETA GILDE OF ?HOLSHAM. A post medieval ring was also found.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	WALSINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

Pre February 1984. Metal detecting. 'Found on 36 Acre Field behind No. 9 Egmere Road'.
Seal; bronze with handle ending in loop with trefoil shaped opening. Figure of St Margaret with cross and dragon. Lettering reads *MARGARETA GILDE OF ?HOLSHAM.
Ring: plain crude bronze with beaded line at top and bottom edges about half a centimetre wide.
E. M. James (KLM), 17 March 1984.

No.9 is at 9331 3701 but fields 'behind' this are all 1 to 2 acres and nearest 36 acre field is over 1/4 mile away. ?Did finder mistake number of field immediately behind house on (S1) field 37 for acreage?
E. Rose (NAU).

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1> SNF52733 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-1907. Ordnance Survey Map. 25 inch to the mile. Second Edition. 1:2500.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (2)

SEAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
RING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Oct 24 2013 12:41PM