NHER 22970 (Find Spot record) - Medieval pottery head (King's Lynn, poorly located)

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Summary

A medieval devil's head from a pottery vessel found before 1986.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Pre 1986. Stated by [1] to be from King's Lynn (information from vendor) and identified as Grimston ware.
Devil's head, probably spout from water jug, with staring eyes and pointed fangs, covered in degraded greenish glaze, damaged, 9cm high, perhaps 13th century.
Information from (S1).
Information from W. Milligan (NCM).
E. Rose (NAU), 17 October 1986.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Monograph: Christie, Manson & Woods. 1986. Fine British Ceramics of the 17th, 18th and 19th Centuries.. p 14.
  • FIGURINE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

Jul 19 2018 2:06PM

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