NHER 37366 (Find Spot record) - Late Saxon bridle fitting
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Summary
Metal detecting in this area during 2000 recovered a probable 10th century bridle fitting.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG23NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GIMINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Early 2000. Metal detecting.
Incomplete and elaborate openwork mount (S2), probably from a bridle, 10th century and apparently Borre style.
See description by H. M. Geake (NCM) and (S1) in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 30 August 2002.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF85538 Photograph: 2002. KTK 14-18, Late Saxon borre style bridle mount..
- --- SNF50602 Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF60079 Unpublished Document: Forkes, D.. 2000. Norfolk Museums Service Conservation Laboratory Report. Job No 306.
- <S2> SNF76192 Illustration: White, S.. 2002. Drawing of a Late Saxon bridle fitting. Film. 2:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- BRIDLE FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jun 23 2017 11:57AM