NHER 21074 (Find Spot record) - Medieval copper alloy mount

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Summary

In the 1940s-50s a medieval gilt-bronze mount decorated with a fleur-de-lys was found in a drainage ditch near the confluence of the Thet and Little Ouse rivers.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TL88SE
Civil Parish	THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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1940s-50s. Surface Find.
The grid reference provided for this find is an area of confluence of Thet and Little Ouse. The item was found in a drainage trench. It is a post conquest gilt bronze mount with a fleur-de-lys terminal and an incised cross as well as a hooked shank on the back. G. Knocker's small find no. 1222.
Information from (S1).
E. Rose (NAU) 25 January 1985.
Updated H. Hamilton (NLA), 26 June 2008.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1> SNF7955 Monograph: Rogerson, A. and Dallas, C. 1984. Excavations in Thetford 1948-59 and 1973-80. East Anglian Archaeology. No 22. p 69; No 50; Fig 112.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Object Types (2)

DRESS COMPONENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

Jan 25 2011 12:30PM