NHER 33944 (Find Spot record) - Medieval buckle and spindle whorl

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Summary

Part of a medieval buckle with a mounted figure of a knight, carrying a shield, and a medieval or post medieval spindle whorl decorated with birds and human figures, found by metal detecting. Late Saxon and medieval pottery have also been found in this location.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF82NW
Civil Parish	EAST RUDHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

September 1998. Metal detecting.
Early medieval very beautiful openwork copper alloy mount depicting a mounted figure carrying a kite shaped shield. Possible interlace design on outer edge.
Cast lead hemispherical spindle whorl. Upper surface decorated with naïve motifs of opposed birds and ?human figures. Slightly irregular central perforation. Style of decoration suggests a late medieval/early post medieval date. Similar to Elizabethan strip work embroidery designs. Weight 94.71g.
Identified by V. Fryer (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 28 October 1998.

Mount with mounted knight may be part of a composite buckle pate (S2), compare with example in (S1).
Probably 12th century.
Drawing in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 30 November 1998.

October/November 2006. Metal detecting, site extended to whole field.
Late Saxon and medieval sherds.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 8 December 2006.

Associated Sources (5)

--- SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
--- SNF50602 Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
--- SNF58822 Publication: English Romanesque Art.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S2> SNF76758 Illustration: Holness, A.. 1998. Drawing of a medieval sword scabbard chape.. Card. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)

Object Types (6)

POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SPINDLE WHORL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Jun 29 2018 11:07AM