NHER 4679 (Find Spot record) - Roman and Early Saxon pot (poorly located)

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Summary

Some complete Early Saxon pots were found with a piece of Roman samian pottery in the 19th century. These finds may be confused with some from Saham Toney. The exact location of their discovery is unclear.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish LITTLE CRESSINGHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Mid 19th century.
'Urns plainly of Early Saxon type' found with a 'bit of Samian' ?Same as Saham Toney.
This information is from a letter from ?Thomas Barton to C.R. Smith - original cannot be located amoung Smith's papers in Exeter City Library, but there is transcript by Professor Haverfield in his manuscript at Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. R.R. Clarke (NCM).
Information taken from (S1) and reported in (S2).

These are probably the same urns and a piece of Samian recorded as being found in Saham Toney, recorded under NHER 8755.
H. Mellor (HES), 18 April 2016.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 90 SW 7.
  • <S1> Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Early Saxon. Cressingham (Little).
  • <S2> Article in Serial: Clarke, R. R. 1940. Norfolk in the Dark Ages, 400-800 A.D., Part II. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXVII Pt II pp 215-249. p 241.
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)

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Record last edited

May 23 2017 4:51PM

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