NHER 5881 (Find Spot record) - Late Saxon gold finger ring
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Summary
In 1905 a Late Saxon gold ring dating to around AD 900 was recovered from an unknown location within Thetford. The decoration on the ring was determined to be of a Viking style.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
June 1905. No details of location of finding.
Gold ring of about AD 900 (adjustable) impressed with irregular stamps enclosing pellets and with impressed dots.
Held by NCM.
See (S1) and (S2).
Cards by R. R. Clarke (NCM).
See also (S3) - decoration of Viking type.
E. Rose (NAU) 25 January 1985.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- 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> SNF5017 Publication: Norwich Castle Museum. Catalogue of Antiquities in Norwich Castle Museum. No 486.
- <S2> SNF6083 Publication: Fox, C. 1923. The Archaeology of the Cambridge Region: a topographical study of the Bronze, Early Iron, Roman, and Anglo-Saxon Ages, with an introductory note on the Neolithic Age. p 296.
- <S3> SNF5852 Monograph: 1984. Excavations in Thetford 1948-59 and 1973-80. East Anglian Archaeology. No 22, p 68, no 12 fig.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- FINGER RING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
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Record last edited
Sep 25 2013 9:48AM