NHER 28587 (Find Spot record) - Medieval finds from the Purfleet
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF62SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1990. Found in Purfleet, near Customs House.
Medieval Bawsey glazed tile decorated with 6-leaved flower (green/yellow/ gold glaze). Tile dated 1320-1330. See (S1).
Bone semi-profile figure of female saint with halo and long robes; right hand raised in Benediction. Left hand stretched out. Rivet hole in top of head (edge of halo). Halo has engraved lines like rays. Head-dress (or hair) has incised transverse lines. Compare with stance and style of figure of Christ with hand raised in blessing on a tile from Tring, in a scene of the wedding feast at Cana (S2).
See also (S3) in file.
Information from [1].
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM), 30 November 1990.
For earlier, but unlocated, finds from the Purfleet, see NHER 20993.
E. Rose (NLA), 26 September 2006.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
- <S2> SNF48709 Publication: Age of Chivalry. Cat. No. 217.
- <S3> SNF97907 Illustration: Milligan, W. 1991. Drawing of a medieval bone figurine/plaque of a female saint. Film. Unknown.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- FIGURINE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FLOOR TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Jul 18 2018 12:58PM