NHER 64155 (Find Spot record) - Medieval purse bar, Wallington Hall (Runcton Holme, poorly located)

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Summary

A medieval purse bar was recovered from the Wallington Hall area at some time before 1985. The provenance for this find is limited, and the exact findspot is unknown.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish RUNCTON HOLME, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Before 4 December 1985.
Medieval purse bar, silver inlaid with inscription AVE MA HIS GRACIA on the front and PENA D RI NS TECU on the back.
This object was sold at auction on 12 December 1985 (Lot 96) and is said to have been 'found at Wallington Hall' and seen by staff at King's Lynn museum and Norwich Castle Museum. No further information about the exact findspot, finder, recovery method and date of recovery is known.
See (S1).
A. Beckham (HES), 7 May 2020.

  • <S1> Publication: Phillips Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers. 1985. Phillips Sales Catalogue for Antiquities and Tribal Art and note. 12 December. Sale No. 25842. Lot 96, Pl III. Lot 96, Pl III.
  • KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

May 7 2020 10:33AM

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