Record ID: NMS-244527
Object type: STUD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: Incomplete Early Saxon gold circular setting or mount with a domed cloisonné garnet setting. The object has a sheet gold back plate which exhibits a scar, with the remains of what may be a missing loop projecting from it. The back plate is framed by a beaded wire collar consisting of narrow, regular beads, some of which have been dented during deposition. Within the thick outer collar is a thinner inner collar consisting of two strands of gold wire twisted around one another, one plain wire and one beaded wire. The central circular setting has an outer strip bent inwards…
Created on: Wednesday 21st September 2016
Last updated: Thursday 16th March 2017
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Record ID: NMS-291E95
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete early medieval Middle Saxon to Late Saxon pin head dating to the period c. AD 720 - 900. The head is biconical, with a domed top and medial band. Traces of the collar remain. The shank terminates in an old break just below. The object is heavily corroded, with a pitted surface. Similar examples are discussed in Rogers, N. in Evans and Loveluck 2009, Type 330 and Riddler, I. in Tester et al. 2014, biconical-headed sub-type 4.
Created on: Wednesday 21st September 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 10th November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winfarthing', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-2B49F0
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval (Early - Middle Saxon) buckle with sheet metal plate dating to the period c. AD 550 - 800. The frame is oval in shape and circular in section. The plate comprises a single piece of sheet metal folded widthways and wrapped around one side of the frame, with a slot cut to accomodate the pin and small sections cut away at the shoulders. The split end of the plate exhibits three parallel rivet holes. The tip of the pin rests across the front edge of the frame. Marzinzik's (2005) type II.24b. See: NMS-69E9E5.
Created on: Wednesday 21st September 2016
Last updated: Friday 31st March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Diss', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-40015C
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete early medieval Middle Saxon copper alloy pin dating to the period c. AD 750 - 850. The shank is missing. It has a worn, undecorated cuboid polyhedral head 9sub-rectangular with the corners cut off). Below, it tapers to a worn, pointed break. See: NMS-A3A314; NMS-CD2C91 & NMS-BC8F58 for similar examples recorded on the database.
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd November 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Diss', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-930B4D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Early Saxon (c. AD 420 - 475) cruciform brooch of Martin's Group 1. The side-knobs, the pin, the bow and the footplate are missing. The top-knob is fully rounded in section with a small protrusion at the top and waisted in the centre. It has three concentric engraved grooves on the lower part and is attached to the central panel by a D-sectioned rectangular tab decorated with two sets of three engraved grooves divided by an undecorated strip. The central panel is rectangular in shape and has a series of irregularly spaced longitudinal grooves engraved on either long edg…
Created on: Monday 26th September 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 15th March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Diss', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-4DBC05
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Late Saxon Anglo-Scandinavian disc brooch dating to the period c. AD 900 - 1000. The front exhibits cast Borre-style decoration comprising a concave-sided lozenge with a central circular recess. Each of the four corners of the lozenge extends to form interlaced, double contoured knots. The brooch exhibits a small chip which has removed approximately 5% of the circumference. On the reverse is a broken stub indicating the position of the missing single, perforated pin lug of Anglo-Saxon type, set parallel to the edge of the brooch. Opposite this is the integrally cast looped …
Created on: Wednesday 5th October 2016
Last updated: Monday 26th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Warham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-505881
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Late Saxon to medieval Anglo-Scandinavian copper alloy horse harness fitting dating to the period c. AD 1000 - 1100. Consists of one D-sectioned arm with the remains of a collar from the missing central boss at one end and and oval loop at the other. The loop has bevelled edges. An oval knob projects from three of the four cardinal points, the fourth being the point at which the arm connects to the loop. Similar examples are illustrated in Williams, D, 2007, p. 5, fig. 6 a & c.
Created on: Wednesday 5th October 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 20th December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Old Buckenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-F7F6BE
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: Incomplete, partly gilded silver Carolingian-style rectangular mount or strap fitting inlaid with niello. The mount has one complete and two partial original edges surviving, with a transverse break which appears to be relatively recent. It has a rounded knop on each of the two surviving corners (one now incomplete) and the ungilded sides of the plate are moulded into a series of convex semi-circles. The front of the plate is decorated with a wavy line of inlaid niello running along each long edge, bordering the recessed centre. This is interrupted along the short ed…
Created on: Thursday 13th October 2016
Last updated: Thursday 1st December 2022
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Record ID: NMS-0D94E5
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: Roughly oval silver ingot with four flat, probably hammered surfaces and rounded ends. It weighs 19.4g which is cannot be easily related to any of the postulated early-medieval units of 3.1g, 4.07g or 4.43g (Kruse, 1992, 86 – 87, Table 1). Dimensions: Length: 21.4mm, width: 14.6mm, thickness: 12.6mm, weight: 19.4g. Discussion: A number of similar artefacts have been reported as Treasure, both as individual objects and as part of hoards, and have been recorded on the PAS database including the Silverdale Hoard (LANCUM-65C1B4, 2011 T569) and LANCUM-FA14C8 (2014…
Created on: Friday 14th October 2016
Last updated: Monday 14th December 2020
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Record ID: NMS-F35550
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: Fragment of silver sheet, of unidentified function. The fragment is expanded in the centre and tapers to a worn transverse old break at either end. On one side there is an engraved line border along each long edge. There are additional marks in the centre but the object's worn appearance makes it difficult to determine whether these are due to damage or are the degraded remains of a punched design. The other side appears to be undecorated, but is again, heavily worn. Discussion: It is not possible to identify the fragment with certainty. Its size and form superficial…
Created on: Tuesday 25th October 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 26th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barnham Broom', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-20B3C6
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lower part of a cast copper-alloy escutcheon (mount) from an early-medieval hanging bowl. Originally identified as a double-loop buckle frame, it is an openwork oval shape, with an outer frame curving around the long side of the oval, and a central bar. Both frame and bar are trapezoidal in cross-section (4.4 x 3.6mm for the frame and 4 x 3.1mm for the bar), with the narrower flat top decorated with a central groove on both elements. Where they join, there is a trefoil knop consisting of three rounded lobes; this is the same thickness as the rest of the mount. Any decoration here is ha…
Created on: Thursday 27th October 2016
Last updated: Monday 8th August 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Diss', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-9F9F7C
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy pin of probable Middle to Late Saxon date. Globular head with an equal-armed cross incised into the top. The shank expands in diameter from 3.7mm just below the head to 4.2mm, before tapering to 0.9mm at the tip. The shank bends at an acute angle near the tip. Leahy, K. (2000) 'Middle Anglo-Saxon Metalwork from South Newbald and the Productive Site Phenomenon in Yorkshire' in H. Geake and J. Kenny (eds.)Early Deira. Archaeological studies of the East Riding in the fourth to ninth centuries AD, Oxford: Oxbow Books, p.66, Fig. 6.6, no. 24.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd November 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd November 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Old Buckenham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-49B62D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy Late Saxon Anglo-Scandinavian disc brooch dating to the period c. AD 900 - 1000. The front exhibits cast Borre-style decoration comprising a concave-sided lozenge with a central circular recess. Each of the four corners of the lozenge extends to form interlaced, double contoured knots. Much of the circumference has been removed due to post-depositional damage. On the reverse are two stubs, indicating the position of the Scandinavian pierced double-lug. Opposite this is the stub of the integrally cast Anglo-Saxon type catchplate set parallel to the edge of the b…
Created on: Thursday 10th November 2016
Last updated: Monday 26th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Old Buckenham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-B24666
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy Late Saxon Anglo-Scandinavian disc brooch dating to the period c.AD 900 - 1000. The front exhibits cast Borre-style decoration comprising a concave-sided lozenge with a central circular recess. Each of the four corners of the lozenge extends to form interlaced, double contoured knots. Much of the circumference has been removed due to post-depositional damage. On the reverse are two stubs, indicating the position of the Anglo-Saxon pierced double-lug. Opposite this is the stub of the integrally cast Scandinavian type catchplate set parallel to the edge of the br…
Created on: Tuesday 15th November 2016
Last updated: Monday 26th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Old Buckenham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-B2B16B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two fragments of an Early Saxon Great Square Headed brooch, almost certainly from the same brooch, comprising an upper corner from the headplate and a piece of the footplate. The headplate upper corner is decorated along the top edge by a series of grooves of alternating length, the longer ones extend to the edge of the catchplate, the shorter ones are approximately half the length. Along the remaining side is a reserved inwards-facing scalloped border. The inside edge of the plate exhibits a rectangular reserve with traces of a moulded design within, now too fragmentary to discer…
Created on: Tuesday 15th November 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 15th November 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Old Buckenham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-B2FE38
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy Early Saxon cruciform brooch, probably of Aberg's Group I or II, consisting only of the incomplete zoomorphic foot terminal. At the top is a worn break with a ribbed collar just below. The brooch then narrows into an animal head with prominent, bulbous eyes. The muzzle is engraved with a series of downward pointing chevrons and terminates in a relatively recent break. The reverse is slightly concave.
Created on: Tuesday 15th November 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 15th November 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Old Buckenham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-B35DA4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Early Saxon small long brooch of Leeds' trefoil-headed type. The head-plate retains one complete top knob and the stub of one lateral knob. Both are integrally cast and flat. There are traces of a punched annulet border running around the edge of the head-plate. On the reverse it retains the remains of the single pierced lug which is surrounded by iron corrosion product from the missing pin. The bow terminates in a worn break. See Leeds, 1945, p.11, fig. 4g.
Created on: Tuesday 15th November 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 15th November 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Old Buckenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-F2229C
Object type: SLEEVE CLASP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Early Saxon copper alloy hook plate from a wrist-clasp of Hines' Form C4. Approximately 60% remains, comprising the central rectangular panel over the hook element with an old break above and bordered on one side by two masks facing outwards. Between the masks is a sewing hole. See Hines, J, 1993, p. 71 - 72, fig. 138b. Also compare SWYOR-F104C1.
Created on: Friday 18th November 2016
Last updated: Thursday 21st February 2019
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Record ID: NMS-455910
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two silver sceattas, found in the same area as two earlier groups comprising parts of a single hoard, 2012T401 (NMS-0A0E22, 12 coins) and 2015T240 (NMS-725E91, 8 coins).  Catalogue: 1) Series E, 'Plumed Bird' variety, type J, close to Metcalf vol. II, plate 11, nos. 190-3, weight 0.85g, c.695-710 2) Series E, Kloster Barthe variety, close to Metcalf vol. II, plate 12, no. 218, weight 1.24g, c.710-50. Discussion: These two are clearly part of the same hoard and therefore represent the second addendum, the hoard now numbering 22 coins. The first portion of…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd November 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 5th July 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fincham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-C4ACDB
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: An incomplete silver strap-end of late Anglo-Saxon date. The remains comprise a small portion of the body and the zoomorphic terminal, with a worn break at the top. The upper surface is decorated with an engraved rectangular border around a central panel containing a Trewhiddle-style design, not enough of which is present to determine whether the motif is foliate or zoomorphic. The terminal is in the form of an animal's head with a blunt snout, pointed-oval eyes and rounded ears. Traces of a degraded off-white material are visible within the engraved lines and may be degr…
Created on: Monday 28th November 2016
Last updated: Monday 12th October 2020
Spatial data recorded.