NHER 24864 (Find Spot record) - Medieval metal finds

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Summary

Metal detecting in 1988 and 1995 recovered two medieval copper alloy buckles, both in the form of animal heads.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG31NE
Civil Parish	LUDHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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September 1988. Metal detecting.
Copper alloy buckle in form of animal head. Cast, with flat base and hasp at rear. Iron fills hollow at rear.
See drawing (S1) and description in file.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM), 18 October 1988.
D. Gurney (NAU), 24 October 1988.

September/October 1995. Metal detecting.
Lovely 12th century Romanesque animal head fastener/buckle (loop broken). Eye possibly once inlaid. Moulded features on head.
Compare with previous find from this site.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 11 November 1995.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF78268 Illustration: White, S.. 1988. Drawing of a medieval copper alloy zoomorphic buckle.. Film. 2:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Object Types (2)

BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Ludham (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Jun 17 2020 8:49AM