NHER 4685 (Find Spot record) - Late Saxon brooch from Threxton

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Summary

A 'Borre' style Late Saxon copper alloy disc brooch was found in 1853 at Threxton. The exact location of this discovery is unclear.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

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

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

Pre 1853. Stray Find.
Found 'at Threxton'.
Late Saxon copper alloy disc brooch with engraved lozenge with incurving sides branching into knotwork that occupies field. Jellinge style. R.A. Smith considered 8th century but according to R.R. Clarke (NCM) probably 9th to 10th century. Viking. See drawings (S1)-(S3).
Donated to Norwich Castle Musum (NWHCM : 1950.179.8.1 : A).
This brooch is illustrated in (S4) and (S5) and also noted in (S6), (S7), (S8) and (S9).
Information from (S10).
Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 17 January 2020.

This object has been subject to XFR analysis, revealing its composition to be 86.38% copper, 10.90% lead, 1.69% zinc and 0.82% iron (the remainder being traces).
Information from NCM records.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 5 September 2018.

Associated Sources (13)

--- SNF99601 Illustration: [Unknown]. [Unknown]. Drawing of a Late Saxon copper alloy disc brooch. Paper. 2:1.
--- SNF99602 Illustration: [Unknown]. [Unknown]. Drawing of a Late Saxon copper alloy disc brooch. Paper. 2:1.
--- SNF99603 Illustration: [Unknown]. [Unknown]. Drawing of Late Saxon copper alloy disc brooches from Hethersett and Threxton. Paper. 1:1.
--- 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. TL 89 NE 15.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S10> SNF87262 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Late Saxon. Cressingham (Little).
<S4> SNF5382 Publication: Roach Smith, C. Collectanae Antiqua. Etchings and Notices of Ancient Remains, Illustrative of the Habits, Customs, and History of Past Ages. Vol III. Vol III, pl XXXIV, p 209. p 209; Pl XXXIV.
<S5> SNF6 Article in Serial: 1855. Appendix. Extracts from the Proceedings of the Committee. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol VI pp 341-366. pp 363-364; p 354, fig. 5.
<S6> SNF6859 Documentary Source: Manning, C. R. 1853. Catalogue of Antiquities found in the County of Norfolk.
<S7> SNF1141 Monograph: 1901. The Victoria History of Norfolk. The Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol 1. pp 346-347.
<S8> SNF1996 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.
<S9> SNF100357 Thesis: Richardson, C. 1993. The Borre Style in the British Isles and Ireland. A Re-assessment. p.30.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)

Object Types (1)

BROOCH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

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Little Cressingham (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Jan 17 2020 1:53PM