NHER 42792 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age gold strips

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Summary

Two Bronze Age decorated gold strips were found in 1777 during the construction of Geldeston Hall (NHER10666). Their original function is uncertain, but they may have been some type of collar.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM39SE
Civil Parish GELDESTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Found in 1777 during the construction of Geldeston Hall (NHER10666). Two Late Bronze Age decorated gold strips. Their original function is uncertain, but they may have been some type of decorative collar. There have also been some suggestions that they are of Irish or Continental origin. NCM. Photographs (S1) and (S2) in file. Correspondence 1948 to 9, (S3), (S4), (S5) and (S6) in file.

P. Aldridge (NLA), 22 December 2005.

  • --- Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service. NHER 10666.
  • <S1> Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
  • <S2> Photograph: NCM. Retouched black and white photograph.. Polaroid.
  • <S3> Correspondence: de Navarru, J.M.. 1948. Letter to Rainbird Clarke.
  • <S4> Correspondence: Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen. 1948. Letter to Rainbird Clarke. 17 October.
  • <S5> Correspondence: Sprochloff, E. Kiel University.. 1949. Letter to Rainbird Clarke. 17 October.
  • <S6> Correspondence: Illegible, from Dublin. 1949. Letter to Rainbird Clarke. 25 October.
  • PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Record last edited

Aug 16 2006 4:13PM

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