NHER 31691 (Find Spot record) - Roman brooch and medieval metal objects
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF90SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SAHAM TONEY, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
September/October 1995. Metal detector find.
Medieval openwork sword chape, cast, three arched openings with incised vertical lines between. Knob terminal. Two rivet holes. Length 44m, width at open end 26mm.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 11 November 1995.
1996. Metal detector finds.
Roman expanded foot from brooch, probably Aesica or bow and fantail. Flat section, double transverse groove at wider end, narrower end swells to rounded section and break. Angled catchplate on reverse. 1st century AD.
?Early post medieval end cap from knife, with remains of iron fixing pin.
Identified by H. Geake (NCM) 12 November 1996.
H. Geake (NCM) 12 November 1996.
1996. Metal detector find.
Post medieval coin.
See list in file.
V. Fryer (NCM) 2 June 1997.
Associated Sources (1)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (4)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SCABBARD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- KNIFE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Feb 3 2011 1:59PM