NHER 65312 (Find Spot record) - Roman and Middle Saxon finds, Leicester Farm Estate, Great Massingham (Great Massingham, poorly located)
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Summary
At some time between 1994 and 2010 metal-detecting to the south of Great Massingham village recovered a Roman centre-looped cosmetic pestle and a Middle/Late Saxon Ansate brooch. The exact provenance of these objects is uncertain - all that is known is that they came from the Leicester Farm Estate.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT MASSINGHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
1994-2010. Metal-detecting. [1].
Finds recovered from somewhere on the Leicester Farm Estate, to the south of Great Massingham village:
Roman centre-looped cosmetic pestle.
Middle/Late Saxon Ansate brooch.
The finder and discovery details are unknown.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 10 December 2021 and P. Watkins (HES), 25 September 2023.
Associated Sources (0)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (2)
- COSMETIC PESTLE (Late Iron Age to Roman - 1 AD to 300 AD)
- BROOCH (Middle Saxon to Late Saxon - 730 AD to 900 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Nov 11 2023 4:38PM