NHER 41766 (Find Spot record) - Roman brooches and Early Saxon tweezers

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Summary

Metal detecting here over a number of years recovered a variety of metal objects. These included two Roman dolphin brooches, a Roman finger ring, an Early Saxon pair of tweezers, a post medieval acorn-shaped belt mount and a an early post medieval openwork button.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish SPORLE WITH PALGRAVE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Before 4 March 2005.
Roman, Early Saxon and post medieval metal objects found by detectorist(s) in the last few years and handed in to the landowner of Railway Farm, Sporle, and not previously recorded.
All would have been found within the following NHER numbers: 28569, 28738, 28809, 31559 and 32939.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 27 May 2005.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • TWEEZERS (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • ROWEL SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SWORD BELT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Record last edited

Mar 28 2014 1:09PM

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