NHER 2680 (Find Spot record) - Late Saxon copper alloy brooch (Swaffham, poorly located)

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Summary

In 1854 a Late Saxon circular 'coin' brooch of copper alloy was recovered from 'near Swaffham'.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	SWAFFHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

'Near Swaffham'.

1854. 'Coin' brooch circular of bronze with roughly incised edging - lion with head towards back. Early 9th century around 1 1/2 inches (3.8cm) diameter. Lion surrounded by ring of triangular marks. Photo in British Museum (H. Plowright Collection) 1854.7.21.1.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

Described and figured in (S4).

Sketch on card was example from Castle Acre, not Swaffham.

Associated Sources (8)

--- SNF87261 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Early Saxon. Swaffham.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 80 NW 5 [2].
<S1> SNF1484 Monograph: 1911. The Victoria History of Suffolk. The Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol 1. p 348.
<S2> SNF4860 Publication: Brondsted, J.. 1924. Early English Ornament. p 146.
<S3> SNF7791 Article in Serial: [anonymous]. 1903. [proceedings of meeting held Thursday, January 29th, 1903]. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of London. Second Series Vol XIX pp 203-214. pp 210-211.
<S4> SNF7840 Article in Serial: Smedley, N. and Owles, E. 1965. Some Anglo-Saxon 'Animal'-Brooches. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Vol XXX Pt 2 pp 166-174. p 172; Pl XXVI c.
<S4> SNF1141 Monograph: 1901. The Victoria History of Norfolk. The Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol 1. p 338.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)

Object Types (1)

BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

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Swaffham (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Jan 3 2026 7:37PM