NHER 21165 (Find Spot record) - Middle/Late Saxon cross brooch

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Summary

Metal detecting here in 1983 recovered a Middle/Late Saxon copper alloy cross brooch.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM29NW
Civil Parish	SHOTESHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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November 1983. Metal detecting.
Bronze cross brooch.
Information from member of the public [1]. Photograph taken by NCM.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM) and E. B. Green (NCM).
W. F. Milligan (NCM) 8 December 1983.

Cross-shaped brooch found 1983 should be redated to the 9th century, i.e. Middle Saxon/Late Saxon.
See for example very similar examples from NHER 24050 (Quidenham) and 35253 (Felthorpe).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 4 April 2003.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)

Object Types (2)

BROOCH (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)

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Shotesham (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Mar 29 2022 9:57AM