NHER 21240 (Find Spot record) - Late Saxon pin
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Summary
A Late Saxon copper alloy pin with a globular head set with blue glass beads from Norfolk was sold by Sotheby's in 1984. The exact nature and location of this discovery are unclear.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORFOLK NO PROVENANCE, -, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
1984 or before.
Copper alloy pin with globular head, gilded, with five bosses, two set with blue glass beads, each boss surrounded by twisted wire.
Sotheby's Antiquities sale Lot No. 257, sold for £350 to unknown dealer. Tried to follow up in vain.
Information from Sotheby's.
See (S1).
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM), 20 January 1985.
Associated Sources (2)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- PIN (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Aug 3 2006 12:21PM