NHER 60250 (Find Spot record) - Roman and Late Saxon to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2014 and 2023 recovered a Roman pottery sherd; a post-medieval coin and a number of other metal objects, including an Early Bronze Age flanged axehead; an Late Iron Age/Roman bridle fitting; Roman brooches, anthropomorphic vessel mount, bracelet fragment, copper alloy and silver finger ring and lead steelyard weight; a Late Saxon bird brooch and finger ring; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories (including a post-medieval gold posy ring); a medieval rotary key, purse bar fragment, harness mount and lead weight; a medieval/post-medieval loop handle from chafing dish or cupboard door, writing lead fragments and lead weights and post-medieval crotal bells, harness mounts and a figurine fragment.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM19NW
Civil Parish	WYMONDHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

August-September 2014. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field WYRD. [1].
Roman brooches, a finger ring, vessel mount depicting the facing head of Medusa (S1) and lead steelyard weight.
Late Saxon bird brooch (S2).
Medieval buckles and a strap mount.
Medieval/post-medieval loop handle from chafing dish or cupboard door and lead weights.
Post-medieval crotal bells, a dress hook and buckle.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 8 January 2015.

March 2015. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field WYRD. [2].
Post-medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 April 2016.

October 2015. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field WYRD. [3].
Late Iron Age/Roman bridle fitting.
Roman brooch and bracelet fragment.
Late Saxon finger ring.
Medieval buckles and a lead weight.
Medieval/post-medieval writing lead fragments.
Post-medieval harness mounts and a dress hook.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 February 2016. Amended E. McDonald (HES), 6 March 2017.

August-October 2016. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field WYRD. [4].
Early Bronze Age copper alloy flanged axehead fragment (S3).
1 Roman pottery sherd and a brooch.
Medieval buckle, rotary key, purse bar fragment, and M-shaped harness fitting or harness mount.
Post-medieval buckles, crotal bells, a dress hook, harness mount, and gold posy ring with an inscription reading 'HARTS · VNITED · LIVE · CONTENTED'.
Information from PAS import.
The post-medieval gold finger ring was disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2016 T827) and returned to the finder.
A. Beckham (HES), 15 December 2016 and P. Watkins (HES), 17 September 2023.

October 2018. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours, Field WYRD. [5].
Post-medieval religious figurine fragment.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 25 April 2019. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 1 January 2019.

December 2019. Metal-detecting. [6].
Possibly found during rally:
Medieval composite strap end.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 16 December 2023 and 17 February 2025.

November 2023. Metal-detecting. Elden Tours. [7].
Roman silver finger ring fragment.
Information from PAS import.
This silver ring fragment was disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2023 T1263) and returned to the finder.
P. Watkins (HES), 23 May 2024.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
<S1> SNF93131 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2015. Drawing of Roman copper alloy vessel mount. Film. 2:1.
<S2> SNF93140 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2015. Drawing of a Late Saxon copper alloy bird brooch. Film. 2:1.
<S3> SNF100268 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2017. Drawing of an Early Bronze Age flanged axe fragment. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (8)

Object Types (46)

FLANGED AXEHEAD (Beaker to Middle Bronze Age - 2000 BC to 1501 BC)
BRIDLE FITTING (Late Iron Age to Roman - 1 AD to 100 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 200 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
STEELYARD WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 65 AD to 100 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 65 AD to 80 AD)
VESSEL (Roman - 100 AD to 300 AD)
BRACELET (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
FINGER RING (Roman - 200 AD to 300 AD)
FINGER RING (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1050 AD)
BROOCH (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
PENCIL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1100 AD to 1600 AD)
BRIDLE BIT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1200 AD to 1700 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1450 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
CHAFING DISH (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1539 AD)
PURSE (Medieval - 1450 AD to 1500 AD)
DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
DRESS HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
BELL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1800 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
CROTAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
CROTAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
FINGER RING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
DRESS HOOK (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1650 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
FIGURINE (17th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1850 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Apr 28 2025 2:23PM