NHER 34512 (Find Spot record) - Medieval harness or casket mount
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Summary
Metal detecting recovered a medieval copper alloy harness or casket mount with three gold crowns on a red background. This is the coat of arms of Bury St Edmunds.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF80NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HOLME HALE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
October 1992. Metal-detecting.
1 medieval harness or casket roundel, copper alloy with three gold crowns on a red ground. Arms of Bury St Edmunds.
See sketch (S1) and drawing (S2). Included in (S3).
Although the exact location of this find was not initially known, a map annotated by the finder has now been found.
S.M.M. 19 June 1995. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 1 September 2016.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF97848 Illustration: Ashley, S. 1992. Sketch of a medieval copper alloy harness or casket roundel. Paper. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF97849 Illustration: Ashley, S. 1992. Drawing of a medieval copper alloy harness or casket roundel. Paper. 2:1.
- <S3> SNF53864 Monograph: Ashley, S. 2002. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 101.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- BOX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HARNESS FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Aug 8 2017 6:44PM