NHER 63397 (Find Spot record) - Middle/Late Saxon silver disc brooch

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 2019 recovered a well preserved Middle/Late Saxon silver disc brooch inlaid with neillo and decorated with foliar and zoomorphic motifs.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF81SE
Civil Parish	GREAT DUNHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full Description

May 2019. Metal-detecting. [1].
Found at [2]:
Middle/Late Saxon silver disc brooch in well preserved condition. The object's main design comprises a cross with concave-sided arms above a saltire of four tongue-shaped lobes. The brooch features niello inlay and extensive foliar and zoomorphic motfis in the Trewhiddle style. The decoration is closely related to brooches from the Pentney Hoard.
Information from PAS import.
The brooch was submitted as possible Treasure (Ref: 2019 T477).
See unpublished report (S1), plan (S2), and illustration (S3).
A. Beckham (HES), 15 May 2019.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF100015 Unpublished Document: Rogerson, A.. 2019. NHER 63397, Great Dunham, NMS-BECE1C.
<S2> SNF100016 Illustration: Ashley, S., Geake, H. and Rogerson, A. 2019. Plan of 1m x 1m test pit at Great Dunham. Plan. Film. 1:10.
<S3> SNF100429 Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2019. Drawing of a Middle Saxon openwork disc brooch. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (1)

BROOCH (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 830 AD to 900 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Sep 25 2023 2:59PM