NHER 52777 (Find Spot record) - Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval metal objects

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2009 and 2012 recovered medieval coins, a post-medieval token and Late Saxon and medieval metal objects. The metal finds include an unusual Late Saxon bridle cheek piece or harness link, a 12th century zoomorphic buckle, a medieval dagger quillion and a medieval flat mount depicting the letters H I on a cross-hatched background.

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Map sheet	TM49SW
Civil Parish	GELDESTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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February-March 2009. Metal-detecting.
Two medieval coins and medieval dagger quillons.
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H. White (NLA), 18 April 2009.

January-February 2010. Metal-detecting.
Extraordinary zoomorphic 12th-century buckle (S1) [1] and 17th-century token.
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A. Rogerson (NLA), 9 March 2010.

February-March 2012. Metal-detecting.
Late Saxon harness fitting (S2) and medieval inscribed mount.
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A. Rogerson (HES), 14 April 2012.

Associated Sources (7)

--- SNF98710 Article in Monograph: Ashley, S. 2016. Anglo-Norman elite objects from castle and countryside. Castles and the Anglo-Norman World. Proceedings of a Conference held at Norwich Castle in 2012. Davies, J. et al (eds). pp 281-298. Fig 18.6 No 28.
--- SNF100602 Article in Serial: Rogerson, A. and Ashley, S. 2011. Some medieval gaping-mouth beast buckles from Norfolk and elsewhere. Medieval Archaeology. Vol LV pp 299-302. p 301 No 8a.
--- SNF49959 Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF75050 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2010. Drawing of a medieval zoomorphic buckle. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
<S2> SNF83967 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2012. Drawing of a Late Saxon copper alloy harness fitting. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)

Object Types (6)

HARNESS FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
DAGGER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
TOKEN (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)

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Record last edited

May 10 2023 8:40AM