NHER 25467 (Find Spot record) - Early Saxon finds

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Summary

An Early Saxon wrist clasp and a fragment of an Early Saxon brooch found during metal detecting.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM29SW
Civil Parish	LONG STRATTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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May 1989. Found with metal detecting.
Copper alloy wrist clasp plate, Hines form B12. Three damaged attachment holes. Uncertain whether hook or eye-plate, (S1).
Probably imperfect casting. Traces of solder on reverse in transverse strip across centre.
Photograph NAU.
Gilt copper alloy fragment of bow and foot of square headed brooch, (S2).
Photograph NAU.
Found very close together. Has this spot already been quarried? Are these objects derived from elsewhere?
A. Rogerson (NAU) 8 September 1989.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF78067 Illustration: Fox, D.E.. 1989. Drawing of an Early Saxon wrist clasp.. Film. 2:1.
<S2> SNF78068 Illustration: Fox, D.E.. 1989. Drawing of a fragment of an Early Saxon brooch.. Film. 2:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)

Object Types (2)

BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)

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Long Stratton (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Dec 20 2013 2:09PM