NHER 34383 (Find Spot record) - Late Bronze Age, Roman to Middle Saxon and medieval to post-medieval finds (Diss, poorly located)

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Summary

Before 2004 a Late Bronze Age axehead tip; Roman brooches and mounts and a figurine of Mercury; Early Saxon brooches and a wrist clasp; a Middle Saxon gold and garnet pendant; medieval brooches and a pilgrim badge and post-medieval metalwork were found within the parish of Diss. There is no precise locational information available for these finds.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

Before November 1998.
Seen at NCM by H. Geake (A&E) via the Valued History Shop (Cambridge).
Apparently found over last 20 years.
Roman objects including figurine of Mercury, brooches and decorative mounts, one in the shape of a man's head.
Early Saxon brooches.
Middle Saxon gold and garnet pendant.
Medieval pilgrim badge of St Barbara, brooch, and post-medieval metalwork.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 9 April 1999.

Before February 2004. Stray Find?
Late Bronze Age axehead tip.
Early Saxon wrist clasp fragment.
Recorded by the British Museum/PAS.
See descriptions in file.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 October 2018.

Associated Sources (0)

Site and Feature Types and Periods (8)

Object Types (18)

AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
HARNESS FITTING (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
BOW BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BOX (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FIGURINE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BOW BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
PENDANT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
ANNULAR BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BOW BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PILGRIM BADGE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
PURSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Diss (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Mar 21 2020 9:28PM