NHER 61287 (Find Spot record) - Late Iron Age/Roman, medieval and post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting between 2015 and 2017 recovered a post-medieval coin and a number of other metal objects, including Late Iron Age/Roman pendant, fob or dangler; medieval thimbles, a buckle, furniture mount and copper alloy rivet and a post-medieval buckle and possible balance pan.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM09NE
Civil Parish BESTHORPE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

August 2015-May 2017. Metal-detecting. [1].
Late Iron Age/Roman copper alloy pendant, fob or dangler with moulded decoration (S1). Possibly orignally ornamented with enamel and a coral setting. These objects are poorly understood but may have been hung from items of equipment.
Medieval thimbles, a buckle, furniture mount and copper alloy rivet.
Post-medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 6 June 2017 and P. Watkins (HES), 8 January 2024.

18 March 2016. Metal-detecting Rally. [2].
1 post-medieval coin and a ?balance pan.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 November 2016.

  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2017. Drawing of an Iron Age pendant, fob or dangler. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
  • FOB (Late Iron Age to Roman - 1 AD to 100 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1300 AD)
  • RIVET (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1584 AD to 1586 AD)
  • BALANCE (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1750 AD)

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Record last edited

Jan 8 2024 4:33PM

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