NHER 7984 (Find Spot record) - Roman or medieval figurine

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Summary

A Roman or medieval copper alloy figurine of Cupid (or a faun) was found in 1846.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	HAINFORD, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

Found in 1846.
Bronze Cupid (or Faun) 7.6cm (3 inches) high. (Running. E. Rose NAU).
(S1) (shown to Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society by G. Johnson). (S2), (S3), (S4), (S5).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

Not found.
E. Rose (NAU).

Possibly recorded as medieval. Called Stratton Strawless by (S6). 'Ploughed up'.
E. Rose (NAU).

The location of Stratton Strawless rather than Hainford was also given by A. E. Powell in the Stratton Strawless parish magazine around 1910, probably the source of (S6), but he does not give a definite location, only 'in a field'.
E. Rose (NLA), 21 December 2002.

Associated Sources (9)

--- SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Hainford.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 21 NW 2.
<S1> SNF781 Article in Serial: 1847. Appendix. Extracts from the Proceedings of the Committee. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol I pp 363-375. p 366.
<S2> SNF775 Article in Monograph: 1851. Catalogue of Antiquities. Exhibited in the Museum formed during the Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute, held at Norwich, in 1847. Memoirs Illustrative of the History and Antiquities of Norfolk and the City. Archaeological Institute. pp xxiii-lvi. p xxvii.
<S3> SNF768 Article in Serial: 1846. Proceedings of the Association. Journal of the British Archaeological Association. First Series Vol II pp 334-364. p 346 (Fig).
<S4> SNF4414 Article in Serial: Franks, A. W. 1854. The Additions to the Collections of National Antiquities in the British Museum. The Archaeological Journal. Vol XI pp 23-32. p 28.
<S5> SNF1141 Monograph: 1901. The Victoria History of Norfolk. The Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol 1. p 317; Fig 31.
<S6> SNF4941 Monograph: Bryant, T. H. 1905. Hundred of South Erpingham. The Churches of Norfolk. Vol XIV. p 306.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (2)

FIGURINE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FIGURINE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Hainford (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Sep 12 2018 10:54PM