NHER 25107 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking and metal detecting recovered a medieval buckle, harness, seal matrix, part of a copper alloy vessel and fragments of a child's skeleton. Pieces of Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval pottery were also found.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG30SW
Civil Parish HOLVERSTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

December 1988. Fieldwalking and metal detecting.
Three Roman greyware sherds including one rim.
Thetford type ware sherds including three rims and one base.
Medieval pottery including six grey sherds, green glazed Grimston and one early medieval ware rim.
Cast bronze vessel fragment.
13th century bronze buckle. See (S1).
Fragment of bronze harness pendant, probably. See (S1).
Post medieval lead glazed earthenware sherds.
Fragmentary child's skeletal remains.
Identified by by S. Margeson (NCM) and W. Milligan (NCM).
W. Milligan (NCM), 18 January 1989.

June 1989. Found with metal detector.
14th century bronze strap end. Buckle pin missing.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM), 12 June 1989.

1990. Metal detected find
Medieval bronze circular seal matrix, with circular suspension loop S' ?GO? DE NETVNNE in centre, cross on a triangular base, flanked by sun and crescent moon.
16th century silver oval seal matrix with hound within beaded border
Handle broken off.
See (S1).
S. Margeson (NCM), 19 December 1990.

  • <S1> Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HUMAN REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SEAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 1 2022 10:14AM

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