NHER 32018 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Metal detecting between 1995 and 1996 recovered Roman and medieval coins and a number of other metal objects. The metal finds included an Early Saxon small-long brooch and wrist clasp; a Middle Saxon ansate brooch; a square medieval horse harness pendant; a medieval ampulla from Walsingham and a post-medieval gilded mount rosette. The horse harness pendant depicts two lions in combat.

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Map sheet	TM08NW
Civil Parish	KENNINGHALL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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1995. Metal detecting finds.
Medieval sterling imitation penny.
See list in file. Identified by J. Davies (NCM) 20 March 1996.
Early Saxon small-long brooch, (S2) three pierced circular lobes on head-plate. Transverse mouldings and wedge-shaped foot.
Medieval harness pendant (square) with integral loop. Blazon: between two lion combatant a staff fleury ( S1, S3 and S4). Identified by S. Ashley (NAU).
Post medieval gilded harness mount rosette.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM) 1996.
W. Milligan (NCM) 28 March 1996.

1995. Metal detecting finds.
Middle Saxon ansate brooch, circular terminal and bow. Other terminal missing. Terminal has border, of double rings and dot (eight) with white metal coating. Classy! Single lug on reverse and iron.
Medieval Walsingham ampulla. Crown and lis/phial.
Two Roman coins.
Medieval penny.
See list in file.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM) 1996.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM) 20 March 1996.
See (S3).
W. Milligan (NCM) 28 March 1996.

Pre 16 July 1996. Metal-detecting.
Found by [1]:
1 Early Saxon wrist clasp. See drawing (S5).
No description available [2].
P. Watkins (HES), 5 September 2016.

Associated Sources (7)

--- SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF53864 Monograph: Ashley, S. 2002. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 101.
<S2> SNF76819 Illustration: Holness, A.. 1996. Drawing of an Early Saxon small-long brooch.. Paper. 1:1.
<S3> SNF62703 Article in Serial: Ashley, S.. 1999. The Use of Lions Combatant on Late Twelfth/Early Thirteenth-Century Horse Furniture.. The Coat of Arms. New Series Vol XIII, no 187.
<S4> SNF76638 Illustration: Ashley, S.. 1996. Drawing of a medieval horse harness pendant.. Film. 2:1.
<S5> SNF94311 Illustration: Holness, A. 1996. Drawing of an Early Saxon wrist clasp. Paper. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)

Object Types (9)

COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
BROOCH (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
AMPULLA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Sep 16 2016 2:30PM