NHER 30269 (Find Spot record) - Medieval key
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Summary
In 1993 a metal detectorist found a bronze medieval key. It is elaborately decorated with features including circles, a cross and a stylised animal head.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF92SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HORNINGTOFT, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
November/December 1993. Metal detecting.
Beautiful bronze medieval key; quatrefoil openwork bow: cross, open in centre, with open circles in each spandrel and an open circle on each side, projecting. At top a stylised animal head. Hollow stem and double stepped wards. Moulded collar at top of stem.
Photograph (S1).
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 5 January 1994.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF49959 Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Mar 24 2021 8:25AM