NHER 31759 (Find Spot record) - Iron Age to post-medieval finds

November to December 1995. Metal detector finds in corner of field. [1].
Roman brooch and nail cleaner.
Six Roman coins, including four stuck together.
Early Saxon brooch.
See lists in secondary file.
A.Rogerson (NLA), 30 January 1996.

January 2001. Metal detecting in three areas. Site extended.
Iron Age coin, eight Roman coins, three medieval coins.
Roman, Early Saxon, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon and medieval metal finds.
See lists in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 4 March 2001.

February 2001. Metal detecting. [2].
Three Roman coins.
Early Saxon girdle hanger (S1), medieval and post medieval metal finds.
See lists in secondary file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 30 March 2001.

2005. Thematic Research.
This site formed part of case study area for a research paper on the value of metal-detected finds in archaeological research, particularly within landscape studies and identification of previously unknown cemetery sites. The case study area included NHER 25458, NHER 28671, NHER 31759, NHER 34131, NHER 34355, and NHER 34965.
See journal article (S2) for further details.
H. Hamilton (HES), 26 July 2017.

January-December 2016. Metal-detecting. [3].
Early Saxon figurine with silver wire possible suspension ring fragment (S3). The figurine is a copper alloy three-dimensional man wearing a cap or helmet with hands above his groin. These figures have been interperted as amuletic in function with possible links to pre-Christian deities. A growing corpus of this artefact type exists across East Anglia, with this figurine being heavily related to an example from Carlton Coleville, Suffolk.
The figurine was declared Treasure by association with the attached silver suspension ring fragment at inquest (Ref: 2018T183). See Unpublished Report (S4). It was subsequently acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2019.142).
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 18 May 2020. Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 4 August 2021.