Record ID: NMS-FDA113
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Two joining fragments of silver annular brooch. Three-quarters of the flat-sectioned frame survives, with a transverse ridge next to the narrowing for the (missing) pin, across which the frame is broken. There are file marks on the reverse, and a stamped makers mark, probably AS or SV. Diameter 26mm. Width of frame 4mm. Weight 2.0g. Similar to examples from the Isle of Wight (PAS database number IOW-18A1E4) and Holt, Norfolk (HER41116, NMS-A29A38). Possibly16th century or later. Commonly brooches of this type are attributed to the 14th/15th century but the maker's mark may indica…
Created on: Thursday 19th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 9th June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fleggburgh', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-DD1757
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval gilded silver collet probably from an annular brooch. Oval at the base, tapering to a circular setting which retains a pale powdery material, probably cement to hold the now missing stone. There are scars at the base where originally soldered to the missing frame, and on the sides where separate sheet arms rising from the frame to the collet were originally soldered, as on a copper alloy example from London (Egan and Pritchard, 2002, 251, fig.162, no.1319). A complete example of an early 14th century brooch of similar construction was found at Broxtead, Essex (PAS database nu…
Created on: Monday 12th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Walcott', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-903910
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Two non-joining slightly molten fragments of an early Anglo-Saxon silver great square-headed or Continental bow brooch, comprising part of the bow and a similarly decorated fragment of head-plate or possible foot-plate. The upper part of the bow is divided into two panels by a prominent vertical rib with traces of opposed triangular stamps, and with a rib bordering both outer edges also with possible traces of stamped decoration. Between the ribs are broad U-shaped channels. At the upper end of the median rib is a D-shaped full-face mask, with a straight deep line across the top fo…
Created on: Wednesday 1st February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Flitcham with Appleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-8232E3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of silver medieval annular brooch: less than half of D-sectioned hoop with very worn curved oblique ribs alternating with lines of pellets imitating twisted mouldings, broken at the end of the snout of a worn animal head at both ends. Weighs 0.38g. 13th century.
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Sunday 21st April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Walsoken', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-DAD218
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
A silver annular brooch dating to the medieval period (Treasure reference number 2012 T33). The brooch is formed of wire of square section, twisted to form a cable design, and with a row of granulations along each side. The brooch has broken at the restriction which would have held the pin. The brooch dates to the 13th or 14th century. For a similar find, see Treasure Annual Report 2000, no. 134.
Created on: Wednesday 11th January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 15th April 2014
Spatial data recorded.