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BRASS
Unique ID: NMS-406E97
Object type certainty: Certain
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Fragment of Medieval monumental brass of a knight, comprising the left knee in plate armour, the breaks having fractured along the horizontal grooves that denote the top and lower edge of the poleyn or knee protector plate. Length 107mm. Width 68mm. Thickness 2.5 - 3mm. Weight 163g. In fresh condition but some scratching on the front face. Blue staining, probably azurite, along edges of reverse. The style of the poleyn suggests a date between c.1380 and c.1460. It is very likely that the fragment derives from a tomb formerly in Binham Priory (HER 2081).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1380
Date to: Circa AD 1460
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 107 mm
Width: 68 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 163 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st February 2007 - Thursday 1st February 2007
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Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: North Norfolk (District)
To be known as: Binham
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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