NHER 39389 (Find Spot record) - Medieval and post medieval metal finds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM18NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GISSING, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
September 2000. Metal detecting.
Two hours, but only two finds worthy of record in large field in prime location.
?Medieval chunky copper alloy D shaped (9mm by 4mm) rod broken at one end and turning into a three quarter round hook at other, the hook turned towards the flat reverse of the strip. Posibly a strap hook harness fitting. See examples from NHER 31087 Postwick and 31879 Whissonsett, East Anglian Archaeology 101 figure 24; numbers 244 and 245.
Post medieval copper alloy oval (23mm by 18.5mm) shoe buckle with remains of iron pin, spindle and chape. Late 17th to early 18th century.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 20 May 2003.
June 2017. Metal-detecting. [1].
Early Saxon supporting arm brooch.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 December 2018.
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Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (3)
- BROOCH (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 450 AD)
- HARNESS FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Aug 27 2020 12:15PM