NHER 41984 (Find Spot record) - Early Saxon wrist clasp and medieval coin

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Summary

Metal detecting in 2005 and 2006 recovered an Early Saxon hook plate from a silver wrist clasp as well as a single silver medieval coin.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM08NW
Civil Parish	QUIDENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full Description

April 2005. Metal detecting. On sandy soil, isolated find.
Early Saxon hook plate of silver Hines' form C3 wrist clasp. See drawing (S1).
See description in file.
Acquired by the British Museum (2006,1006.1).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 2 September 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 11 May 2020.

Before 24 May 2006. Metal detecting. Site extended.
One medieval coin.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 4 October 2006.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF100573 Unpublished Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and British Museum. 2008. Treasure Annual Report 2005/6. p 99; No 306; Fig 306.
<S1> SNF91406 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2005. Drawing of an Early Saxon wrist clasp.. Film. 2:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Early Saxon to Medieval - 410 AD to 1539 AD)

Object Types (2)

SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

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Quidenham (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

May 11 2020 12:17AM