NHER 23711 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age spearhead, medieval seal matrix and multi-period pottery sherds

January 1987 or before. Arable land, believed metal detector find. West of bypass.
Context 2: at 6127 9532. Tip of bronze spearhead, overall shape and section as in sketch. Surviving length 9cm maximum. Width at base of fragment 25mm thickness 1cm.
Information from [1].
Slide produced by KLM.
E. M. James (KLM) 7 February 1987.

30 November, 23 December 1987. Fenland fieldwalking. weathered ploughsoil, good conditions.
Context 1 (Site SRY AF): general scatter over field. Odd flints and Roman pottery, some of which is south of context 3 and may be an extension of it. Also four ?Early Saxon, one St Neots, seven medieval sherds.
Context 3 (SRY 9) at location [2]: 70m northwest-southeast x 60m northeast-southwest but see note above.
Sparse spread Roman pottery and few Iron Age flint gritted sherds. No detectable colour staining on gravelly loam soil. Few flints, probably not associated.
Finds held by NCM.
R. Silvester (NAU) 23 December 1987.

1991. Metal detector finds. Context 4 at location [3] (approx).
Circular lead seal matrix with quatrefoil in centre, pierced loop on reverse edge and cast longitudinal rib from loop.
Inscription S'FRATERI EREMAN.
Polaroid taken by NCM.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM) 22 March 1991.
S. Margeson (NCM) 22 March 1991.

For full details of wares, flint types, etc. see Fenland Folders.