NHER 22226 (Find Spot record) - Roman to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 1986 and 1988 recovered Early Saxon, Middle Saxon and medieval pottery sherds; a Roman coin; a medieval jetton and Roman, Early Saxon and Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Roman key fragment; Early Saxon annular brooches fragments; a Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount; a medieval bronze buckle and a post medieval bronze openwork button.

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Map sheet	TG22NW
Civil Parish	SKEYTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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January 1986.
Early Saxon bronze annular brooch fragment (photo NCM) and part of head-plate of cruciform brooch 500-550 AD (Identified by E. B. Green (NCM)).
Ipswich Ware sherd.
Roman bronze key handle.
Also 1st - 2nd century As and sestertius.
Held by finder, except sherd for sherd - held by NCM.
Identifications by A. Gregory (NAU) and S. Margeson (NCM).
W. F. Milligan (NCM) 13 February 1986.

March 1986.
Medieval sherds -held by NCM. Details as above.
W. F. Milligan (NCM) 13 March 1986.

April 1986.
Jetton Edward I?, as above.
16th century bronze openwork button.
Late Saxon bronze box mount 11th century, with quadruped - compare complete Ixworth example.
Photo taken by NCM. See (S1). This find was reidentified as a Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount by D. Williams in 1997, see Monograph (S2).
S. Margeson (NCM) and W. F. Milligan (NCM) 8 May 1986.

February 1988.
Another pennanular brooch fragment found Early Saxon, similar to that found 1986.
Gilt bronze 13th century buckle (polaroid NCM).
Identifications by S. Margeson (NCM).
W. Milligan (NCM) 22 March 1988.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1> SNF6901 Article in Serial: Margeson, S. 1986. A Group of Late Saxon Mounts from Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXXIX Pt III pp 323-327. p. 324.
<S2> SNF57562 Monograph: Williams, D. 1997. Late Saxon stirrup-strap mounts. A classification and catalogue. A contribution to the study of Late Saxon ornamental metalwork.. CBA Research Report. No. 111. No 279; p 67.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Roman to 19th Century - 43 AD to 1900 AD)

Object Types (9)

COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
STIRRUP STRAP MOUNT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Skeyton (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Aug 7 2020 12:23PM