NHER 6000 (Find Spot record) - Middle Saxon decorated plaque (the Larling Plaque) and multi-period finds

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Summary

Part of an elaborately decorated Saxon carved bone plaque was found in a field in 1970, less than a hundred metres from St Ethelbert's church. It is thought to have originally been a casket mount or from a book cover, but this is uncertain. What is certain is that 'The Larling Plaque' is a very rare find. The area is part of a large pottery scatter (NHER 31402) and Roman, Saxon and medieval pottery fragments have been recovered, together with a Saxon pin and a medieval harness.

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Location

Map sheet	TL98NE
Civil Parish	ROUDHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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Field south and west of Larling Church.
1970. Surface finds.
Found in context 1 near St. Ethelbert’s church, part of a elaborately decorated ivory plaque of late 8th-century date was found on the surface of a field. The 'Larling Plaque' has similarities to the Gandersheim casket in technique and motif, however one panel contains a rendering of the wolf and twins, this is now held in NCM.
Information from (S4), Drawings (S1 and S5), Parish magazine (S2), correspondence (S3) and description in file.
Early medieval wares (context 2) (formerly numbered NHER 6003).
1983 Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, Roman wares etcetera found (context 3).
1995 Metal detecting. Middle Saxon pin, medieval harness.
See list in file.
E. Rose (NAU), 18 October 1983. Mmended by M. Langham-Lopez (HES), 22 May 2013.

Part of large scatter NHER 31402.

See illustration in associated file.
S. Howard (NLA), 11 March 2010.

Associated Sources (13)

--- SNF6217 Article in Serial: Green, B. 1971. An Anglo-Saxon bone plaque from Larling, Norfolk. Antiquaries Journal. Vol LI Pt II pp 321-3.
--- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
--- SNF4506 Monograph: Backhouse, J. & Webster, L.. 1991. The Making of England.. p 179, no 139.
--- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Roudham.
--- SNF89884 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Middle Saxon. Roudham.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TL 98 NE 26.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF80106 Illustration: Milligan, W.. 1970. Drawing of a Middle Saxon ivory plaque.. Card. 3:2.
<S2> SNF66646 Unpublished Document: 1995. Contact. Church and Village News. Page 10 to 11..
<S3> SNF66647 Correspondence: Various.
<S4> SNF8625 Article in Serial: Wilson, D. M. and Hurst, D. G. 1972. Medieval Britain in 1970. Medieval Archaeology. Vol XV (for 1971) pp 124-179. p 129.
<S5> SNF83895 Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2011. Drawing of a Middle Saxon ivory plaque. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)

Object Types (11)

POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
PIN (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
PLAQUE (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
BOX (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
BOX (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
PLAQUE (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)