NHER 30392 (Find Spot record) - Late Saxon pottery and sword fragments
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Summary
Late Saxon pottery and fragments from the pommel of a Late Saxon sword, found by metal detecting.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM19NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRACON ASH, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1993. Metal detecting.
Thetford type ware base sherd.
Lovely! Late Saxon 2 lobes from a 3 or 5 lobed sword pommel. See one on display in Norwich Castle Museum Fitch Room.
Late Saxon? trefoil decorative boss, with central boss, and scalloped edges. Each foil is 'pelta' shaped.
Identified S. Margeson (NCM) 21 December 1993.
W. Milligan (NCM) 21 December 1993.
Associated Sources (2)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (4)
- PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- SWORD (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
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Record last edited
Sep 8 2010 3:56PM