NHER 25894 (Find Spot record) - Late Saxon and medieval finds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG14SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | UPPER SHERINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
September 1990. Found with metal detecting.
Front plate of bronze medieval belt chape, terminal missing. Engraved decoration in form of four stylised leaves. Three rivet holes.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
October 1990. Very close to above.
Gilt bronze strap end. Wedge shaped, made of one strip folded over at narrow end; two rivet holes at broad end (one
survives). Decorated with leaf scrolls, very worn, in Winchester? style. 11th century. Very unusual type.
See (S1).
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 5 October 1990.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF9948 Photograph: FTJ 6-7. 11th century strap end.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (2)
- STRAP FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Apr 10 2023 11:56AM