NHER 61955 (Find Spot record) - Saxon metal objects

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Summary

In around 2000 a number of metal objects were found in the garden of this property. These finds included an Early Saxon mount; a Middle Saxon strap end; an unusual Middle/Late Saxon copper alloy miniature prayer book, and an unidentified medieval object.

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Location

Map sheet	TG20SW
Civil Parish	CAISTOR ST EDMUND, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Pre 1 June 2000. Stray Find.
Found at bottom of garden by owner of property:
1 Early Saxon bird mount.
1 Middle Saxon strap end.
1 Middle/Late Saxon copper alloy miniature prayer book with engraved inscription (PAX TIBI MARCE, EVA[NGALISTE MEUS]).
1 medieval unidentified copper alloy object.
1 ?modern ?stair rod.
Identified from photograph by B. Ayers (NLA), see correspondence (S1) and copy of photograph in file [1]. The inscribed object was initially identified as a Roman blessing but was re-identified as a probable 9th-century miniature prayer book in 2009 - see unpublised document (S2), which includes information supplied by B. Salway and M. Hassall (UCL). A similar object found at Bentley in Hampshire is recorded in the PAS database (object ID HAMP527).
See also location map (S1).
P. Watkins (HES), 1 December 2016. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 18 May 2021.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF101233 Correspondence: Ayers, B. 2000. Letter from Brian Ayers to owner of objects. 1 June 2000.
<S2> SNF101232 Unpublished Document: Gurney, D.; Salway, B.; and Hassall, M.. 2009. Description of a miniature prayer book. Object Description.
<S3> SNF101169 Unpublished Document: Map Of Areas Searched on Riverside, Markshall, Caistor St. Edmund. Map.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)

Object Types (4)

MOUNT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
STRAP END (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
VOTIVE MODEL (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 651 AD to 1065 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

May 29 2025 8:33AM