NHER 23444 (Find Spot record) - Late Saxon brooch
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM19SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ASLACTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1986. Metal detecting.
Field north west of Aslacton Manor House.
Plotted from grid reference supplied by Suffolk Archaeological Unit. Copper alloy disc brooch with cast ornament in the form of interweaving arms emerging from the corners of a lozenge; traces of iron pin on rear See (S1 and S2).
Perforated copper alloy plate with edges turned back like a crude watering can rose. Holes punched through from rear and filed flat at front. Four rivet holes punched through from front for fixing. See (S3).
See [1] and [2].
A. Gregory (NAU) 24 February 1987.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF50602 Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
- <S2> SNF78314 Illustration: Gregory, T.. 1986. Drawing of a Late Saxon copper alloy brooch.. Paper. 2:1.
- <S3> SNF50602 Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- COLANDER (Undated)
- BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
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Record last edited
Jan 3 2014 9:57AM