NHER 24417 (Find Spot record) - Early Saxon dress hook and sleeve clasp

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Summary

An Early Saxon dress hook and sleeve clasp, made of copper alloy, which may be related to the Early Saxon metalwork found nearby, see NHER 24171.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	BERGH APTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

1987? Sold to present owner as having been found after a tree was blown down in the October 1987 gales.
Site uncertain 'Bergh Apton', note other Early Saxon sites in this parish NHER 1011 and NHER 24171.
Copper alloy wrist clasp with triangular stamps (S1), and circular dress hook with ring and dot stamps, (S1).
See [1].
Note [1] bought these from [2], who reported site NHER 24171, but did not report these two particular pieces to NCM.
A. Gregory (NAU) 14 March 1988.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF91282 Illustration: Unknown. Unknown. Drawing of an Early Saxon dress hook and an Early Saxon wrist clasp.. Paper. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)

Object Types (2)

DRESS HOOK (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

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Record last edited

May 16 2014 11:18AM