Record ID: NMS-9F34F6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a composite silver disc brooch of rosette shape, with inlaid garnets and silver filigree ornament; it dates to the early part of the early-medieval period and is perhaps of Frankish manufacture. Six of twelve trapezoidal cells around the edge are extant, each with a convex outer edge and set with a cloisonné garnet on pointillé gold foil. These radiate from a circle containing two elliptical cells set with cloisonné garnets and a central panel with silver wire spirals on a silver backplate. Where the radiating cells have been broken, reddish brown material can be s…
Created on: Friday 23rd January 2009
Last updated: Monday 22nd June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'King's Lynn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-DA5243
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Less than one third of a Kentish silver jewelled disc brooch, rim missing. The central cell is empty. Three outer cells are extant, one circular filled with decayed blue glass paste, one D-shaped filled with similar but paler material and another circular, empty and distorted. Style I zoomorphic motifs fill the spaces between the outer cells and a pelleted circle surrounds the central cell. On the reverse there are the crushed remains of a double pin lug. Much of the surfaces are obscured by adherent soil. Avent (1975) Class 7.4. Early Saxon. Mid to late 6th century. >25 x >16.5mm. We…
Created on: Monday 26th January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 18th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Narford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-013F85
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver gilt knob from a radiate-headed brooch, with a hollow underside and perforated ends. The front is decorated with a mask comprising eyebrows, a nasal ridge between the eyes within pairs of concentric ribs, and nostrils. Cf. Ashley et al (1990), fig.1, no.3, and other knobs from Fransham and Marham.
Created on: Monday 9th February 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Hunstanton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-412F26
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a silver ansate brooch. Flat terminal in the form of a rectangular, moulded, 12-petalled flower. Slightly narrowed rectangular-sectioned bow broken across beginning of expansion, probably remains of a central decorative rectangle matching the terminal. Incomplete narrow catch-plate on reverse of terminal. Length at least 20mm, width of terminal 13mm, width of bow 11mm, weighing 4.28g. Of Weetch's type XII.B, possibly similar to an example in Thörle, 2001, Taf. 57, 4. 8th or 9th century.
Created on: Thursday 12th February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 1st November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Tuddenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-EE1733
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment, probably of the side of a footplate of a silver gilt square-headed brooch. Part of a concave-sided lozengiform panel of animal ornament within a frame inlaid with niello triangles. The extant corner has a triple grooved rounded lobe. There is an intact moulded edge along one part of the frame, and a broken stub of something similar on other. As no parallel has been found for the use of animal ornament in the panel, it remains possible that this a mount. 6th century At least 20 x at least 17mm. Maximum thickness 1.8mm. Weighing 2.07g.
Created on: Thursday 15th July 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 31st March 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-F29BC1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Footplate of incomplete gilded silver great square-headed brooch, which joins a fragment discovered 15/11/08, reported as case 2008T14 and recorded as NMS-750C07; see this for more detail on the brooch as a whole. The fragment is decorated with gilt 'chip-carved' Style I ornament with a human-like mask in the lower centre, within an outer band of niello with a silver zigzag line which follows the concave edges except where interrupted by the side and terminal lobes. The brooch is broken across the lappets. The footplate side lobes consist of a concave moulding with two transverse b…
Created on: Thursday 15th July 2010
Last updated: Friday 4th April 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Snetterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-F30042
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: Fragment of a silver gilt Anglo Saxon disc brooch. No original edge survives. About half of one, a quarter of another and a fragment of the border of a third gilded lentoid field with beaded borders around a foliate design flank a central panel containing silver foliate decoration emerging from a field containing traces of niello. The brooch is broken across a rivet hole at the junction between two of the lentoid fields. From photographs, this fragment appears to join another discovered in 2001 and reported as Treasure Case 2001 T31, described in the 2001 Treasure Re…
Created on: Thursday 15th July 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 24th June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Aldborough area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-1E3865
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: Silver knob, probably from a radiate-headed brooch, with hollow underside and front decorated with a mask consisting of two pairs of eyes in counter relief, and ribbed eyebrows. There is a protruding ledge at the back on the flat end of the object and its underside is hollow. It is difficult to see how this could have been attached to the headplate, in the absence of a rivet hole in the flat end. Dimensions: Length 14.5mm. Width 9.5mm. Thickness 6mm. Weight 1.99g. Discussion: Barry Ager has commented "there are knobs with that sort of brow on some Lombardic broo…
Created on: Wednesday 24th June 2009
Last updated: Friday 14th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Marham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-DA31F2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of Early Saxon silver gilt square-headed brooch, head-plate with part of inner panel with counter-relief decoration of at least one swastika with curling arms within bordering Style I crouching beasts. Leeds type B3. This is probably the same object as that published in the Treasure Annual Report for 2005-6 with the numbers 2005T535 and NMS-353FD1. The latter number does not now exist and probably represents a deleted duplicate record. There is no further information in the TAR.
Created on: Friday 19th May 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 26th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Colkirk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-D49861
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Fragment of silver-gilt Anglo-Saxon disc brooch of Sutton type, with detached dome-headed rivet. On the main fragment there is one complete silver-gilt lentoid field, about half of a second and the border of a third flanking a panel with a silver decoration emerging from an incised background filled with niello. The lentoid fields have a notched inner border and are decorated with vegetation motifs: three triangular leaves of increasing size, notched, develop from a tendril to fill the shape. The main field of the brooch is also decorated with a vegetation motif, this tim…
Created on: Thursday 10th July 2003
Last updated: Wednesday 24th June 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS554
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
This object was originally recorded as NMS554 with a description by Steven Ashley, but no photograph. A few months later, in July 2003, a duplicate record was made (PAS-D396A7) with a new description by Barry Ager (and a revised date of 525-575 AD) but again no photograph. The findspot of PAS-D396A7 was slightly different, probably as the result of taking a degraded four-figure NGR (perhaps a parish centre) and adding zeroes to make a spuriously precise but inaccurate grid reference. The HER record has been checked to confirm the true findspot. PAS-D396A7 has now been deleted. …
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2003
Last updated: Friday 29th April 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'KILVERSTONE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS678
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Head and bow of a small square-headed brooch with garnet inlay, broken at the junction with the foot. The headplate consists of a rectangular field within a sharply defined inner frame. This frame is formed from a flat-topped ridge, decorated with carefully executed triangular punchmarks which are inlaid with niello to form a reserved zig-zag motif. The frame is surrounded by an outer flatter border, which was originally set at each corner with a small flat square garnet over stamped foil (one setting empty, missing garnet and foil). Between the square settings, this oute…
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2003
Last updated: Thursday 9th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'HOLT', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-EFE4B4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Silver knob from a radiate-headed brooch of early-medieval date. It is roughly D- or U-shaped, with a straight edge where it would have been attached to the headplate. It has cast relief Style I decoration consisting of a raised border inlaid with a longitudinal niello stripe at the attachment edge, conjoined brows also inlaid with a niello stripe, deep pointed-oval eye sockets with raised central pointed-oval pupils each of which has a tiny blind hole, and a worn pellet-like nose from which extends a median rib which divides a second pair of circular eyes or nostrils. Th…
Created on: Wednesday 4th June 2014
Last updated: Friday 18th May 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-E48FB4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of silver with "chip carved" Style I decoration. Breaks are ancient, no sign of damage by cremation. The rounded form and arrangement of decoration are reminiscent of the footplate and side lobes of a great square-headed brooch, in particular of a Hines' group IV example from Rothley, Leicestershire (Hines, 1997, 338, fig.27, pl.17b). Weighing 2.58g, measuring 17 x 15mm. Early 6th century.
Created on: Friday 4th January 2008
Last updated: Saturday 26th March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Norfolk Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-20C7A3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of headplate and bow of a gilt silver long brooch, probably a miniature square-headed. One lower corner of the headplate is extant. One rather indistinct stamped impression near the edge lies next to a pair of vertical grooves flanked by a ladder of transverse ribs in counter relief. Part of a central panel contains Style I animal ornament consisting of an eye and a limb. The stub of the bow is undecorated at the top, but pairs of longitudinal grooves on both sides of a low central rib begin just befor the break. There is an incomplete single pin lug on the reverse of the hea…
Created on: Monday 7th January 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 30th December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hindringham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-B43881
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a silver penny of Æthelred II (978-1016), probably of 'Last Small Cross' type (North 777), minted by Eatstan at Exeter. It appears to be a reverse die link with a coin in the Copenhagen collections (SCBI 7 no.171; EMC 1007.1071). The remains of an iron strip are attached to the obverse and the reverse is gilded, demonstrating that this coin was once modified to create an artefact, most likely a brooch but possibly a mount, with the reverse of the coin as the front face of the object. Obverse: [ ]RÆD REX A[ ] Reverse: EATSTA[ ]EC Date: Coin c.1009-17. …
Created on: Friday 14th December 2012
Last updated: Monday 18th May 2020
Spatial data recorded.

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: KENT-1012A8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) gilt-silver coin brooch, utilising a penny of Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), expanding cross penny type, heavy coinage issue dating 1052-53, Minted at London by Spraclinc, North No. 823. BMC Vb. Description: Obverse: Diademed bust left, in front sceptre with a trefoil head (Bust d), Legend: ' +EDPE:/.RD REX' Reverse: Short cross voided with expanding limbs joined at the base by two circles. Legend: 'SPR[A]CELINC [O]N LV' The coin has been modified by the application of a pin/spring and catch plate arrangement as demonstrated by…
Created on: Tuesday 19th September 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 29th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Norfolk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-BECE1C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
A complete early medieval cast silver disc brooch inlaid with niello, in well-preserved condition. The front of the brooch is decorated extensively with foliar and zoomorphic motifs in the Trewhiddle style. On the reverse is a one-piece pin mechanism comprising spring, pin and catch-plate, secured to the disc by three rivets. The pin was in a closed position when the brooch was found. The main design on the front of the brooch comprises a cross with concave-sided arms, overlaying a saltire of four tongue-shaped lobes. The edges of both cross and saltire consist of rows of pellets…
Created on: Wednesday 15th May 2019
Last updated: Monday 10th January 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Swaffham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-82BE20
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Early medieval silver equal-armed brooch. The brooch comprises an arched bow linking two wide, roughly-trapezoidal 'arms' with straight outer edges. These edges are decorated with a single incised bordering line inside of which is a row of double half-annulet stamps. The bow is undecorated. On the back is a single pin lug with a copper-alloy axis bar, a double-loop spring with chord and the stump of the pin. The remains of a separate catchplate is attached by solder. The brooch is covered with a thin layer of corrosion product from the copper-alloy pin mechanism. Length: 26mm, width: …
Created on: Wednesday 7th December 2016
Last updated: Monday 27th April 2020
Spatial data recorded.