NHER 42548 (Find Spot record) - Undated, Early Bronze Age, Early Saxon and medieval to post-medieval finds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM09NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT ELLINGHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
| Civil Parish | ATTLEBOROUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Full Description
August - September 2005. Metal-detecting in north east corner of field.
1 Early Bronze Age flat axe (S1).
Identified by S. Ashley (NLA). See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 14 October 2005.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 27 March 2014.
September - October 2005. Metal-detecting, site extended to whole field.
1 Early Saxon wrist clasp of abnormal form (gilt).
2 medieval coins, 1 lead seal matrix and 2 casket keys.
1 post-medieval belt mount.
Coins identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 14 November 2005.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 27 March 2014.
July - August 2006. Metal-detecting.
1 medieval coin, 1 horse harness pendant and 1 buckle frame fragment.
1 post-medieval buckle frame.
Coin identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other objects by S. Ashley (NLA). See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 17 September 2006.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 27 March 2014.
September - October 2006. Metal-detecting.
3 medieval coins and 1 seal matrix.
Coins identified by A. Marsden (NLA) and other object by S. Ashley (NLA). See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 23 November 2006.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 27 March 2014.
November 2007. Metal-detecting.
Found in small area at northern edge of field (centred at approximately [4]) where plough had cut closer to the boundary than usual:
Scattered purse hoard of 6 medieval coins.
Identified by A. Marsden (NLA). See description and list in file.
Five coins [5] declared Treasure 13 May 2008 (case 2007 T676) and subsequently acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2009.240).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 18 December 2007. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 13 May 2020.
September- October 2008. Metal Detecting.
2 more coins from scattered medieval hoard found in November 2007.
See list and Treasure report in file.
These coins were also declared Treasure (case 2008 T690) and acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (added to NWHCM : 2009.240).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 15 November 2008 and E. Darch (NLA) 24 March 2009. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 13 May 2020.
May- June 2009. Metal detecting.
Medieval/post medieval vessel rim and a post medieval buckle frame,
See list in file,
Steven Ashley, (NLA) 15 July 2009
August- September 2009. Metal detecting.
2 medieval coins additional to hoard, and a medieval buckle.
See description in file.
Steven Ashley, (NLA) 13 October 2009.
September-October 2010. Metal-detecting.
One additional coin from medieval coin hoard. (Details to follow)
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 15 November 2011.
September-October 2013. Metal-detecting. [1].
Medieval padlock.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 2 December 2013.
September-October 2015. Metal-detecting. [2].
Undated gold ingot.
Medieval/post-medieval buckle and a copper alloy vessel fragment.
Post-medieval spur fragment.
Information from PAS import.
The undated gold ingot could not be proved to be over 300 years old, so was not submitted as Treasure (2015 T971).
A. Beckham (HES), 3 December 2015.
September-October 2016. Metal-detecting. [3].
Undated casting waste.
Medieval button.
Medieval/post-medieval "paper-clip" rivet.
Post-medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 15 December 2016..
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
- --- SNF50602 Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
- --- SNF100581 Publication: British Museum. 2010. Treasure Act Annual Report 2008. p xxv.
- --- SNF100582 Publication: British Museum. 2011. Treasure Act Annual Report 2009. p xxix.
- --- SNF100580 Publication: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and British Museum. 2009. Portable Antiquities and Treasure Annual Report 2007. pp 201 and 238; No 550; Fig 550.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF75418 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2005. Drawing of an Early Bronze Age flat axehead.. Film. 1:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)
Object Types (22)
- FLAT AXEHEAD (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
- INGOT (Unknown date)
- SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN HOARD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- PADLOCK (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
- BUTTON (Medieval - 1230 AD to 1450 AD)
- RIVET (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
- VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
- BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
- SPUR (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
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Record last edited
Aug 24 2022 4:12PM