NHER 29127 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period objects

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Summary

An Iron Age toggle, a Roman spindle whorl and a possible post medieval curtain pull weight or spindle whorl were purchased. The exact nature and location of these finds are unclear.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	NORFOLK NO PROVENANCE, -, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

1989 or before. Purchased.
?Roman shale spindle whorl. 38mm diameter, 17mm deep.
Post medieval stoneware 'spindle whorl' like object. 28mm diameter, 18mm deep (possible pull-weight for curtain).
Iron Age toggle. La Tene III. See (S1) and (S2) in file.
Identified by E.B. Green (NCM), 6 March 1990
Information from [1].
W. Milligan (NCM), 25 April 1990.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF49959 Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
<S2> SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Early Iron Age to 19th Century - 800 BC to 1900 AD)

Object Types (3)

TOGGLE (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
SPINDLE WHORL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
SPINDLE WHORL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Aug 4 2006 9:49AM