NHER 4432 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age dagger and Roman dish
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Summary
A Bronze Age dagger and a Roman pewter dish, or lanx, found in the late 19th century. The Roman dish has a central circular panel filled with a chequerboard pattern and an inscription around the rim. Soilmarks of unknown date, as well as scraps of daub and fragments of rotted wood have been recorded on the site by the Ordnance Survey.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL59SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WELNEY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1864. Stray Find.
Roman pewter lanx found. See sketch (S1).
Noted in (S2).
Information from (S3).
Pre 1870.
Bronze Age dagger found in same approximate location.
11 March 1930.
Soilmarks, daub and wood noted by Ordnance Survey.
See details, correspondance and drawings in file.
E. Rose (NAU), 23 July 1990.
Associated Sources (10)
- --- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
- --- SNF64343 Photograph: CM 1455-1456.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TL 59 SW 6 [2]; TL 59 SW 8.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF949 Serial: 1870. Archaeological Journal. VolXXVII. vol.XXVII p.75, 98. pp 75, 98.
- --- SNF951 Serial: 1870. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of London 2nd series. p.425, 429, 430. pp 425, 429, 430.
- <S1> SNF93915 Illustration: [Unknown]. [Unknown]. Sketch of a Roman pewter lanx [dish] from Welney. Film. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF1141 Monograph: 1901. The Victoria History of Norfolk. The Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol 1. p 310; Fig 25.
- <S3> SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Welney.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)
Object Types (4)
- DAGGER (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Undated)
- PLANT REMAINS (Undated)
- VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
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Record last edited
Oct 10 2018 10:48AM