Record ID: LVPL-237404
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy half-round side knob from an early medieval, Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch (c.AD 475-550). The object has a D-shaped based that is decorated with three bands of grooves. Underneath the base is a traverse groove an circular perforation through the centre of the knob. From the base, the body is notched to present a narrowed waist. At the end of the knob is a slightly flattened down with a vertivle notched incised from the centre downwards, a small circle is present at the tip of the dome. The object has a smooth light green patina. Dimensions: Length 15.9mm…
Created on: Tuesday 6th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 12th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sporle with Palgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-CE2339
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
A silver early medieval cut farthing of uncertain ruler dating from the reign of Athelstan (924-36) to Edward the Confessor (1042-66), obverse bust (probably) with small cross reverse type, mint and moneyer uncertain. Obverse: [  ]EAD[  ] (possibly) Reverse: [  ]PSE (possibly, S reversed) or [  ]PRE[  ] (possibly) 
Created on: Wednesday 16th August 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 27th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sporle with Palgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-B85A45
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy stiurrup terminal dating to the early medieval period (c.AD 1000-1100). The object is broadly U-shaped in section and has worn breaks on each side. The surface is moulded with decoration, likely zoomorphic, however it is too incomplete. It has a smooth light green patina. Dimensions: Length 25.3mm; width 12.5mm; thickness 1.8mm; weight 3.7g Similar are illustrated in Williams 1997 FRG Datasheet 24.
Created on: Tuesday 15th August 2023
Last updated: Friday 18th August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sporle with Palgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-0F8C49
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy knob from an Early Medieval Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch, dating to c.AD 420-570. Its shape means it may be from the top or side of a cruciform brooch attached to a rectangular head. The knob has a pointed head flaring into a flat top, a small waist which then flares out into a circular foot, then with a base to attach to the pin bar. The colour is a dark red/brown due to the corrosion of the copper alloy, with flecks of light green also due to corrosion. The base is decorated with circumferential grooves, and protruding from the base appears to be part of t…
Created on: Wednesday 26th July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 1st February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sporle with Palgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-F95817
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Anglo-Saxon small-long bow brooch dating to c.AD 450-550. Only the head plate has survived, which has is flat an in a trefoil shape with 3 knobs. There is evidence of the pin arrangement at the back. The pin was likely made of iron indicated by the iron corrosion around the pin arrangement. The plate is worn and has irregular scratches across the front, especially worn around the top knobs which may be decorative but is unclear due to its irregularity. The pin has a brown/green patina. Measurements for thickness were taken without the pin arrangem…
Created on: Tuesday 25th July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 1st February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sporle with Palgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-DDDBCA
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-alloy horse harness fitting of early medieval date (c.AD 1000-1100). What remains of the object is the sub-circular terminal loop that has three rounded knops, one of which is heavily worn in comparison. There is also a sub-rectangular projection which is where the terminal would have attached to the body of the harness fitting. Dimensions: Length 23.5mm, Width 22.2mm, Thickness 4.5mm, Weight 6.39g According to Williams, 'Anglo Scandinavian Horse Harness fittings' (2007, p1), these harness links are Anglo-Scandinavian in origin and derive from the Viki…
Created on: Wednesday 24th May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 19th July 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sporle with Palgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-256054
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy cruciform brooch of early medieval date (c.AD 450-550). All that is missing from the object is the pin. The head of the brooch is cruciform, with each arm of the cross made up of semi-circular knops projecting from a central square plate. These are separated with semi-circular incised edges and inscribed transverse ridges. The face of the bow is concave, with the wo sides meeting at a point, the lower half of the bow is relatively flat and the terminal flares to have a shape akin to a fish tail. The catch plate is still intact, and the reverse is undecorated.…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 26th July 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sporle with Palgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-24F6D6
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy stirrup terminal of Early Medieval date (c.AD 950-1000). The terminal is hollowed with a convex face, which has two moulded transverse grooves running across it. There are three knops that project from the base, two smaller ones on each side and a longer rectangular one at the terminal. The reverse is hollow and concave. The object has an overall green patina with smaller areas of brown, particularly on the ridges.  The socket is rectangular in plan and C-shaped in section. Dimensions: Length 48.7mm, Width 14.6mm, Thickness 14.7mm, Weight 24.79g. …
Created on: Wednesday 3rd May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 19th July 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sporle with Palgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-8F211C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy cruciform brooch of early medieval date (c.AD 475-550). Martin type 3. The remaining fragment of the brooch is a lobed knop that would have projected from one of the arms of the cross. The top of the knop is semi-circular in plan, below which there is a banded waist and attached to the base of the knob which is rectangular and decorated with two central transverse ridges, which have most been worn away. The terminal of the dome has a small dimple shaped projection. The reverse is flat and undecorated but is heavily corroded iron. The rest of the object…
Created on: Wednesday 26th April 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 19th July 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sporle with Palgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-ADAAA5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy cruciform brooch of early medieval date (c.AD 475-550). Martin type 3. All that is present of the brooch is one of the knops that would have projected from the end top or one of the arms of the cross. The top of the knop is semi-circular in plan, below which there is a banded waist and attached to the base of the knob which is rectangular and decorated with two lines running along the top of the base, just below the waisted section. The object has a dark green patina. Dimensions: Length 16.6mm, Width 10.3mm, Thickness 6.0mm, Weight 3.81g
Created on: Monday 3rd April 2023
Last updated: Thursday 11th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sporle with Palgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-AABC7A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cut silver halfpenny of Aethelred II whose reign lasted from AD 978-1016. As North 774, dating to AD 997-1003. The obverse features the bust facing left, with the legend reading EDELRE[D]. The reverse features a voided long cross, and the legend reads V NVLF. Moneyer and mint uncertain. Dimensions: Diameter 17.5mm, Thickness 0.8mm, Weight 0.69g
Created on: Monday 3rd April 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 30th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sporle with Palgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-34675C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy small long broch dating to the early medieval period (c.AD 450-550). The brooch consists of a flat, rectangular shaped head that has worn and irregular edges. In the top two corners is a small circular perforation; the left hand side is incomplete. At the base of the head the bow extends in a curved C-shape and terminates at a worn break. A raised traverse collar divides the head from the bow. The rest of the bow and foot are missing. To the reverse a sub-square lug protrudes from the centre of the head which functioned as the pin attachement. The object has…
Created on: Monday 20th February 2023
Last updated: Thursday 11th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Dunham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-7C6349
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy zoomorphic strap end dating to the early medieval period (c.AD 500-1000) The obect is sub-rectangular, with the wider end having a central circular rivet close to its border. There is a central band formed of two incised lines on the face of the object and another 6.4mm from the narrow end of the object. The reverse is undecorated and narrower at the wide end. The object has a dark brown colour. Thomas class A. Dimensions: Length 29.8mm, Width 7.7mm, Thickness 2.1mm, Weight 2.45g
Created on: Monday 30th January 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 17th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sporle with Palgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-78E0D8
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy mount of Late Saxon or Anglo-Scandinavian date (c.AD 900-1000). The mount is made up of four elongated lobes, at each terminal there is a perforation for a rivet, one of which remains in place. The face of the mount is decorated with a Jellinge-style decoration, being interlaced patterns. The reverse is undecorated. The decorative style is named after a royal burial at Jellinge in Jutland. At least seven 10th-century Jellinge-style brooches are known from Norfolk (Margeson, 1997, 24). Dimensions: Length 26.0mm, Width 6.4mm, Thickness 1.5mm, Weight 1.75g
Created on: Monday 30th January 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 17th May 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-E61D13
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy early medieval small long brooch that dates to c.AD 450-550. The brooch consists of the foot and lower portion of the bow; the main bow and head are missing. The remains of the bow is flat and rectangular in shape and terminates with a lobed side notch on each side. Below the collar extends the foot which is flat and sub-triangular in shape with a raised oval knop terminal. The knop remains flat on the reverse and bulbous to the front. The brooch is undecorated and has a smooth dark green patina. Dimensions: Length 22.8mm; width 13.2mm; thickness 1.2mm; wei…
Created on: Monday 23rd January 2023
Last updated: Friday 3rd February 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sporle with Palgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-E5B7B8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy early medieval small long brooch that dates to c.AD 450-550. The brooch consists of the foot and lower portion of the bow; the main bow and head are missing. The remains of the bow is flat and rectangular in shape and terminates with a raised rectangular collar. Below the collar extends the foot which is flat and sub-triangular in shape with a flared, crescentic terminal. It is decorated with incised triangles around the edge that point inwards. On the reverse of the bow is the catchplate which survives as a protruding, thin, rectangle with a worn, broken ed…
Created on: Monday 23rd January 2023
Last updated: Friday 3rd February 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sporle with Palgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-92ECDE
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete medieval hook tag of medieval date (c.AD 700-900). The object consists of a triangular plate with concave edges that taper toward a point. The circumference of the plate’s face is decorated with an incised beaded border, and the body is also decorated with incised beads in an indiscriminate pattern. The reverse is undecorated. The hook is missing and the object has a light green patina. Dimensions: Length 23.4mm, Width 15.3mm, Thickness 0.6mm, Weight 0.92g
Created on: Thursday 19th January 2023
Last updated: Thursday 16th February 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sporle with Palgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-6055E8
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy bridle bit / harness fitting dating to the early medieval period (c.AD 1000-1100). The object is comprised of a lozenge-shaped loop with a knop projecting from three of the corners and the D-sectioned arm projecting from the fourth corner. The opposite side presents a second lozenge-shaped loop with projecting knops. In the centre of the arm is a domed boss that is concave on the reverse. The object has a light brown / green patina. Dimensions: Length 78.2mm; width 23.1mm; thickness 4.9mm; weight 16.4g Bit links are bridle fittings of the la…
Created on: Tuesday 29th November 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 11th January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sporle with Palgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-E40302
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
A fragmentary early medieval silver penny of Cnut (1016-35), Quatrefoil type dating to c.1017-23 (North 781; BMC viii), 'Winchester variety' dies, mint and moneyer uncertain. Ref: North 1994: 167. The coin only partially survives, most of the outer circle having broken away along the line of the inner circle. Probably just under half of the coin survives.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd November 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 7th December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sporle with Palgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-E3F890
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
An early medieval silver cut halfpenny of Edward the Confessor (1042-66), 'PACX' type (North 813) dating to c.AD1042-44, moneyer: Aelfwine or Wulfwine, mint: uncertain. Ref: North 1994: 179.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd November 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 7th December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sporle with Palgrave', grid reference and parish protected.