NHER 29388 (Find Spot record) - Early Saxon mount
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF83NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORTH CREAKE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
January 1993. Detector find.
Early Saxon gilded bronze rectangular mount with rim around edge and central rectangular setting with red enamel. Around this a chip-carved border of Style I animal decoration in the form of two profile animals each occupying two sides of the rectangle, with head and front of body and front leg and three toes on short sides, and rest of body and hind leg with three-toed foot on long sides. Four shanks on reverse. Very symmetrical composition.
To be photographed.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
D. Gurney (NLA), 5 February 1993.
Associated Sources (1)
- --- SNF82721 Photograph: LFQ 25-27, Early Saxon gilded mount..
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (4)
- BOX (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- DRESS COMPONENT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- FURNITURE FITTING (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- HARNESS (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jul 12 2012 5:13PM