Record ID: NMS107
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Silver finger-ring in four fragments (dropped by finder; complete when recovered from ground), raised rectangular bezel with inscription within pellet border VTI FELIX (Happy to Use), shoulders of ring decorated with three sets of three longitudinal notches between transverse pellet lines, with a further six transverse lines on each side below shoulders.
Created on: Friday 12th January 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORFOLK LONG STRATTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS129
Object type: VOTIVE MODEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman cast copper-alloy vine leaf which may represent a ?votive leaf. Part of the stem and the tip of one leaf are missing. The veins of the leaf are raised and on the reverse there is an incised cross. There are filing marks along the sides of the leaf. It is 22mm wide and at least 30mm long.
Created on: Thursday 1st February 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORFOLK BEACHAMWELL', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS134
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Elaborate cast copper alloy double-looped handle attachment of a Roman vessel: a female bust in very high relief with elaborate hairstyle is set on a vine leaf, the surface of which carries single & double grooves representing the veins. Above the bust a rectangular "hat" consists of two plain horizontal mouldings, one on each side of a zone of cross-hatching. At the top the two loops are separated by a double vertical groove & are decorated with punched annulets. On the reverse the roughly circular central part of the surface is rough & uneven, a scar resulting from attachment to the…
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2001
Last updated: Friday 7th April 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORFOLK HOCKWOLD CUM WILTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS140
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Dolphin brooch, wings with oblique line either side of bow and twin transverse line at terminals. Backwards facing hook for spring. Bow with central groove, small triangular catch-plate on reverse. Spring and pin missing. 20 x 27mm.
Created on: Wednesday 28th February 2001
Last updated: Monday 8th July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORFOLK OXBOROUGH', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS141
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
T-shaped brooch, wide rolled over wings (one missing) with oblique line either side of bow and twin transverse lines at terminals. Bow with large central rib. Foot, catch-plate, spring and pin missing.
Created on: Wednesday 28th February 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORFOLK OXBOROUGH', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS143
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Dolphin brooch, wings with transverse mouldings, fully enclosed, fragment of iron axis-bar within. Circular-sectioned bow has three engraved transverse lines. Foot, pin and catch-plate missing. 21 x (at least) 22mm.
Created on: Wednesday 28th February 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORFOLK OXBOROUGH', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS148
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Brooch, unusual Hod Hill derivative, bow with central rib, curled-over type hinge slightly wider than the top of the (flattened) bow, as is the foot which is a pointed leaf-shape. Pin missing. 9 x 38mm. The closest parallel (although not identical) is Hattatt (1987, no.861) which is itself described as unparalleled. TF 69** 07**.
Created on: Wednesday 28th February 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORFOLK SHOULDHAM', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS155
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
AE fan-headed or ‘radiate’-headed trumpet brooch, broken flat semi-circular fan-shaped plate with four tiny lobes (remains of chain loop). Part of bow broken immediately below acanthus button. Plate hollowed out into bow, the hollow is flanked by twin pierced lugs for pin and spring. Similar to (with the exception of the arrangement for pin and spring) an example in Hattatt (1987 fig.45, no.968), which was found in East Anglia. The mixture of flat plate and acanthus button is described as being strange and un-paralleled. 2nd century.
Created on: Thursday 1st March 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORFOLK SNETTISHAM', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS161
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
AE Colchester brooch, bent and broken, fragmentary remains of wings and forward facing hook for spring, broken catch-plate on reverse. 13 x 53mm. TF 72** 12** (Finder’s no.P156)
Created on: Thursday 1st March 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORFOLK PENTNEY', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS163
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
AE finger ring, rectangular bezel with incised rectangle, short transverse lines along outer edges, further single line above angled shoulders. A further four longitudinal lines on each tapering shoulder and two transverse lines below change in angle where ring becomes D-sectioned. Metal has silvery appearance. TF 72** 12** (Finder’s no.P143)
Created on: Thursday 1st March 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORFOLK PENTNEY', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS164
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Almost complete Dolphin brooch, hinged with slotted enamel on upper bow; three rectangular slots or settings, the lower two now empty, the upper filled with green enamel. The tubular wings are plain apart from a groove at each end. A groove extends down each side of the pointed ovoid section bow. A median rib begins below the slots & widens slightly towards the foot where it takes up the full width. It is crossed by five transverse grooves before terminating in a small kicked-forward knob which is decorated with transverse mouldings. Close to Hattatt nos. 367-70. The metal is patinated…
Created on: Thursday 1st March 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORFOLK BEESTON WITH BITTERING', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS176
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Late Roman open-work buckle plate of Hawkes & Dunning type IIA in very fresh condition. Rectangular plate pierced by three tall arched and three round openings, as well as four asymmetrically placed round attachment holes which are countersunk on the underside. Small square lobes project into the long arched openings and are paired with square bosses standing slightly proud of the chamfered sides. Deep notches decorate both the attachment edge and the four hinge components, roughly finished. 4th century.
Created on: Friday 9th March 2001
Last updated: Monday 10th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORFOLK ICKBURGH', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS177
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Roman openwork gold finger-ring, now flattened, but not otherwise damaged. The hoop consists of two square-sectioned wires giving a width of 6-7mm, joined with a series of tightly-coiled C-shaped volutes also in square wire. There are ten of these, facing inward at the bezel from the centre back. The bezel is backed with a rather rough square of gold sheet and is virtually circular; there are four small gold grains where the hoop wires are attached. The setting is about 7mm in diameter, and contains a cabochon-cut garnet with an almost flat surface. The ring appears to be late Roman, …
Created on: Tuesday 13th March 2001
Last updated: Tuesday 7th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORFOLK CAWSTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS178
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Roman silver crossbow brooch. The fibula is incomplete, consisting only of the bow and catchplate. The bow is slender and has a round octagonal section. There appears to be no decoration on it. The foot is bevelled, with paired lugs, and the closed catchplate still contains the remnants of the pin. 4th century. Length 61mm, weight 13g. 79% silver. Published in TAR 2000, no. 28.
Created on: Tuesday 13th March 2001
Last updated: Thursday 25th June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORFOLK EAST RUDHAM', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS179
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Roman silver finger-ring fragment, with small nicolo paste gem set in silver bezel with angled walls; narrow hoop now lost. The motif depicts a male figure with one foot raised to rest on a support which is not represented. One lowered arm is probably concealed in a fold of drapery, while the other arm is raised and a small animal is held aloft. The type is Neptune, his foot on a prow, holding a fish or small dolphin. What little remains of the ring suggests a 2nd-3rd century date. Though the gem is of small size and there are imperfections in the glass, the engraving is competent, an…
Created on: Thursday 15th March 2001
Last updated: Thursday 25th June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORFOLK FINCHAM', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS180
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Roman silver finger-ring of Brancaster type, broken into 4 pieces. The rectangular bezel is raised about 3mm from the hoop, and has surface measurements of 11x9mm. The width of the back of the hoop is 3mm. This is a fine example of an inscribed Brancaster-type ring: the type is discussed in Johns 1996 pp.53-5 and there is a stylistic link with the shoulder-decoration of one of the three Amesbury rings. The bezel is bordered with tiny dots and has an inscription in two lines divided by a plain horizontal line, all laid in niello. The legend is VTI / FELIX (use (this) happily), a standa…
Created on: Thursday 15th March 2001
Last updated: Monday 24th June 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS198
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Copper-alloy ring-key, flat ward on thin (broken) ring (internal diameter approx. 17mm), ward has rectangular perforation flanked by two incised lines. Of Guiraud's type 5b (Guiraud 1989, 191-3).
Created on: Tuesday 20th March 2001
Last updated: Tuesday 6th August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORFOLK TACOLNESTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS199
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
AE patera handle, splays towards knopped terminal, two transverse engraved lines frame keyhole-shaped perforation. 26 x (at least) 66mm.
Created on: Tuesday 20th March 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORFOLK TACOLNESTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS200
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
AE Late Roman Amphora-shaped strap-end, of simpler and more elongated form than those in Simpson (Britannia 1976, 1999, Fig.4). Broken at tip, two loops at narrowing for neck, split for strap with single rivet.
Created on: Tuesday 20th March 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORFOLK TACOLNESTON', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS201
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
AE knife or razor handle, rectangular hollow cast with transverse ridge on each edge at springing for rounded terminal, remains of iron tang, obliquely angled edge next to where blade should be, single iron rivet.
Created on: Tuesday 20th March 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORFOLK TACOLNESTON', grid reference and parish protected.