NHER 5862 (Find Spot record) - Early Saxon beads (poorly located)

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Summary

In 1853 a collection of Early Saxon beads were found in Thetford. Some of the beads had suffered fire damage, possibly during cremation.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

Multicolour bead.
Held by Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography. See (S1).
In 1853 fire damage of beads in sepulchriatum (S2).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF87262 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Late Saxon. Thetford.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1> SNF1996 Article in Serial: Clarke, R. R. 1940. Norfolk in the Dark Ages, 400-800 A.D., Part II. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXVII Pt II pp 215-249. p 240.
<S2> SNF4259 Article in Serial: 1903. [unknown]. The Archaeological Journal. Vol LX, p 76.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)

Object Types (1)

BEAD (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

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Record last edited

Aug 26 2016 2:31PM