NHER 63464 (Find Spot record) - Middle Iron Age, Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 2019 recovered a Neolithic/Bronze Age flint blade; medieval coins; a post-medieval jetton and a number of other, Middle Iron Age, Roman, and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include a Middle Iron brooch; Roman brooches and a zoomorphic vessel or bucket mount; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval key; a medieval/post-medieval rotary key, copper alloy pilgrim badge and copper alloy vessel fragment and a post-medieval spoon handle, spur fragment, mount, hinge and lead weight.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF81NE
Civil Parish KEMPSTONE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

March-April 2019. Metal-detecting. [1].
Middle Iron Age copper alloy La Tène I brooch.
Roman brooches.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 July 2019.

October-November 2019. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 Neolithic/Bronze Age flint blade.
Roman zoomorphic vessel or bucket mount (S1).
4 medieval coins and a key.
Medieval/post-medieval buckle, rotary key, copper alloy pilgrim badge depicting a human figure and copper alloy vessel fragment.
1 post-medieval jetton, a spoon handle, spur fragment, mount, openwork hinge possibly from a box or casket and lead weight.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 February 2020 and P. Watkins (HES), 8 January 2024.

  • <S1> Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2020. Drawing of a Roman zoomorphic vessel or bucket mount. Find Illustration. Film. 2:1.
  • BLADE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • BROOCH (Middle Iron Age - 400 BC to 200 BC)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 60 AD)
  • MOUNT (Roman - 43 AD to 200 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 75 AD to 175 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1154 AD to 1180 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1307 AD to 1309 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1352 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1356 AD to 1361 AD)
  • PILGRIM BADGE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1400 AD to 1650 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • SPOON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1553 AD to 1584 AD)
  • HINGE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • SPUR (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century - 1620 AD to 1680 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1670 AD to 1670 AD)

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Record last edited

Jan 9 2024 8:53PM

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