NHER 23988 (Find Spot record) - Late Saxon disc brooch

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Summary

Metal detecting here in 1987 recovered a Late Saxon disc brooch with Borre style decoration. The brooch showed signs of silvering or tinning and was missing its catchplate.

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Map sheet TG11SE
Civil Parish TAVERHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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August 1987. Metal detecting.
Copper-alloy disc brooch with low-relief Borre-style ornament of interlace, each arm with central groove. Some faint traces of white metal surface tinning ?/silvering?. Decoration well-preserved but casting faults have led to piercing of background in places giving partial, accidental, openwork effect. Iron stains indicate iron pin, fixed to rectangular, eared lug at right angles to it. Catch plate missing.
Photograph (S1) taken.
Information from member of the public [1].
A. Gregory (NAU) 27 August 1987.

  • --- Photograph: EDK 3-7.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)

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Mar 15 2018 3:08PM

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