NHER 2165 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age gold bracelet

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Summary

A gold Bronze Age cup ended bracelet was found on Fulmodestone Common around 1817. A gold shield and prehistoric worked stones may have been found at the same spot.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	FULMODESTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

Around 1820. From Fulmodeston Common.
Gold ornament 'like the handle of some vessel', 'probably an early torc' melted down. Stone implements found at same place.
Information from (S1) and [1].

Probably same as Bronze Age cloak fastener in Lord Hastings posession. Trumpet ended penannular 9cm (3 1/2 inches) across terminals. Irish type. In family since at least 1817.
See (S2).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

(S3) says 'found with gold shield'.
E. Rose (NL:A).

(S4) called Melton Constable Estate.

S. Ashley (NLA) identified from (S2) as a Bronze Age cup ended bracelet.
M. Dennis (NLA), 14 December 2005.

Associated Sources (9)

--- SNF7835 Monograph: Proudfoot, V.B.. 1955. The Downpatrick Gold Find.. p 39. p 39.
--- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Fulmodestone.
--- 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. TF 93 SE 18.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF6859 Documentary Source: Manning, C. R. 1853. Catalogue of Antiquities found in the County of Norfolk.
<S2> SNF59826 Photograph: Ashley, H.. CM 155. Gold Bangle. Fulmodestone..
<S3> SNF8580 Publication: White. Norfolk.
<S4> SNF5154 Article in Serial: Clarke, R. R. 1951. Report of the Summer Meeting of the Institute at Norwich, 1949. Part I. Prehistoric, Roman, and Anglo-Saxon: Gold Ornaments of the Bronze Age from Norfolk. The Archaeological Journal. Vol CVI pp 57-58. pp 57-58; Pl IIB.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (5)

BRACELET (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
DRESS COMPONENT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
TORC (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
SHIELD (Undated)
WORKED OBJECT (Undated)

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Fulmodeston (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

May 12 2016 4:12PM