NHER 60235 (Find Spot record) - Middle Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 2014 and 2015 recovered a Late Saxon pottery sherd; a Middle Saxon Carolingian denier of Louis the Pious and Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a Late Saxon stirrup mount; a Late Saxon/medieval prick spur, stirrup-strap mount and unusual buckle; a medieval lead pot mend and strap fitting; medieval/post-medieval lead weights, a buckle and a copper alloy vessel fragment and post-medieval clapper and crotal bell fragments, an unusual ball-headed pin, harness mount, buckle and a hooked suspension mount from a sword belt.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM29NE
Civil Parish	SHOTESHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

September-October 2014. Metal-detecting. [1].
Late Saxon stirrup mount.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 July 2016.

October-November 2014. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 Middle Saxon coin.
Medieval lead pot mend.
Medieval/post-medieval lead weight and a copper alloy vessel fragment.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 8 January 2015.

November 2014-January 2015. Metal-detecting. [3].
Late Saxon/medieval prick spur, stirrup-strap mount and unusual buckle.
Medieval/post-medieval lead weight and buckle.
Post-medieval clapper bell, unusual ball-headed pin, crotal bell and harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 2 March 2015.

March-April 2015. Metal-detecting. [4].
1 Late Saxon pottery sherd.
Medieval strap or harness fitting.
Post-medieval buckle and a hooked suspension mount from a sword belt.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 June 2015.

Associated Sources (1)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)

Object Types (18)

PIN (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 700 AD to 900 AD)
COIN (Middle Saxon - 814 AD to 840 AD)
BUCKLE (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1200 AD)
POT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1200 AD)
SPUR (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1200 AD)
STIRRUP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
STIRRUP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
POT MEND (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1100 AD to 1600 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1100 AD to 1700 AD)
HARNESS FITTING (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
BELL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1800 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1720 AD)
CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
SWORD BELT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Feb 7 2018 1:18PM