NHER 30395 (Find Spot record) - Undated, Middle Bronze Age and Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 1993 and 2012 recovered an undatable polished-edge pebble tool; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; post-medieval jettons and tokens and Middle Bronze Age and Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include the butt of a Middle Bronze Age palstave; a Late Saxon enamelled gilt copper alloy brooch; medieval buckles, a belt mount, hinge plate, horse harness pendant, horse harness bar mount and part of a purse frame decorated with inlaid niello and a post-medieval book clasp and harness mount.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM19NE
Civil Parish	THARSTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Full Description

November 1993. Metal-detecting. [1].
Hans Schultes jetton. See list in file. Identified by J. Davies (NCM) January 1994.
13th century buckle plate cast relief bird.
Medieval hinge plate.
Post medieval harness mount.
Butt of Middle Bronze Age palstave. Drawing in file.
Medieval purse frame fragment of V-shaped section, terminating in a pierced circular loop for attachment to purse bar. Decorated on front with pair of lines crossing diagonally, inlaid with neillo. Integral holes on reverse for attachment of fabric.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM) 23 December 1993.
Polaroid (S1) in file.
W. Milligan (NCM) 12 November 1993.

June 1998. Metal-detecting rally. [2].
Undatable polished-edge pebble tool.
Late Saxon brooch
1 medieval coin.
See description in file.
A. Beckham (HES), 21 August 2020.

September-October 2002. Metal detecting.
Post medieval coin.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 20 November 2002.

September-October 2002. Metal detecting.
Medieval metal objects.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 18 December 2002.

March-April 2003. Metal detecting.
One Roman, one medieval and one post medieval coin.
?Post medieval token.
Medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 25 May 2003.

September/October 2004. Metal detecting.
One medieval coin.
One post medieval jetton.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 18 November 2004.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- 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.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)

Object Types (19)

PALSTAVE (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Unknown date)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
DOOR FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1327 AD to 1377 AD)
BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
HARNESS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Tharston (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Aug 21 2020 1:13PM