NHER 24419 (Find Spot record) - Early Saxon brooch

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Summary

An Early Saxon brooch, made of copper alloy, found by metal detecting.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish BLAKENEY, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

October 1987.
Metal detecting find 'by road near Blakeney', found on the way back from Blakeney to Thurston, Suffolk.
Copper alloy equal armed brooch with white metal upper surface.
Punched circles around side edges of head and foot, and triangular notches along top and bottom.
Remains of iron pin held on by single lug.
Information from Judith Plouviez, Suffolk Archaeological Unit.
See (S1) in the Illustration Library.
A. Gregory (NAU) March 1988.

  • --- Photograph: BLB 12-13.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Unknown. 1987. Drawing of an Early Saxon equal armed brooch.. Paper. 2:1.
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)

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Record last edited

May 16 2014 11:06AM

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