NHER 24171 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds scatter

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Summary

A Bronze Age copper alloy spear head, a Roman clasp, and fragments of several Early Saxon brooches, and a medieval mount, dating to the 14th century with the initials 'S' and 'A', found by metal detecting.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM39NW
Civil Parish BERGH APTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

Pre 1987. Said to have been found in area between river and road, metal detecting.
Found with metal detecting and purchased from finder.
Many Early Saxon metal brooches and objects.
Bronze Age spear fragment.
Late Saxon, Roman and medieval fastenings.
See [1].
W. Milligan (NCM) 3 July 1987.

A wrist clasp from this site (and amongst the objects listed above) was subsequently purchased by [2] and later donated to the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1994.167). This was confirmed by a comparison of a photograph of the object now in the NCM [3] and one of the polaroids taken in 1987. As this connection was not initally made the wrist clasp was previously recorded under NHER 33359.
P. Watkins (HES), 23 August 2016.

  • --- Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
  • --- Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • SPEAR (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • CLASP (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • DRESS COMPONENT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • DRESS COMPONENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 23 2016 1:19PM

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