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Record ID: NMS-CE7CC5
Object type: MILLSTONE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Described from a photograph.
Probably medieval incomplete lavastone millstone, about half surviving. Broken across a central rectangular hole, with a smaller rectangular hole or deep indentation next to it, the visible surface covered with multiple irregular radiating, curving grooves. A 30cm ruler used as a scale in the photograph indicates the stone's surviving measurements are circa 350 x 580mm.
Created on: Tuesday 15th April 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd June 2014
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Record ID: NMS-D62DA1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval silver, gilded brooch with open lozengiform frame. Flat on the reverse, slightly convex on the upper face with two half-round 'brambled' (stamped with closely spaced annulets) bosses on each side. There is a triangular hole in one corner for the sheet pin, which also has a brambled rib next to the loop. Measuring 15 x 15mm. Weighing 0.7g. For similar examples see NMS-286B32 (Norfolk HER53786), DOR-F31C46 and NMS-364AB6 (Norfolk HER42552). Circa 13th - 14th century.
Created on: Thursday 3rd April 2014
Last updated: Friday 2nd September 2016
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Record ID: NMS-BEE056
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval papal bulla of Clement V (pope 1305-14). The bulla is poorly preserved, being very worn on both obverse and reverse sides. The obverse reads CLE/MENS relatively clearly, but wear and some loss at the bottom of the bulla makes it difficult to see the numeral after the :PP. Two visible vertical strokes make this most likely to be the V typical of Clement V's bulla, as Clement II (1046 - 7) used bullae of a very different design (without the SPA SPE reverse, introduced by Gregory VII, 1073-85) and there does not appear to be space for any further vertical strokes to have been lo…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd April 2014
Last updated: Thursday 21st February 2019
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Record ID: NMS-A85804
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete medieval gold finger ring. An oval collet forms a bezel, the upper half with sloping, concave sides, the lower half with flat sloping sides. The narrow, broken and slightly distorted hoop is oval-sectioned, expanding slightly at the shoulders to small triangular bosses at the join between the hoop and the bezel. There is no trace of engraved decoration and the rear of the hoop is missing.
When found, the collet contained a red or pink stone, presumebaly glass, which had sunk into the collect. The stone was accidentally damaged and the fragments lost during examination.
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Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2014
Last updated: Friday 2nd September 2016
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Record ID: NMS-02B197
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval papal bulla of uncertain date. The bulla has been worn on both faces but, sadly, most severely on the obverse, making it almost impossible to see the name of the issuing pope. The reverse design of medieval bullae remained the same from those of Paschal II (1099-1118) until Paul II (1464-71), that is depicting the heads of SS Paul and Peter within pelleted aureoles, with a cross in between and the legend SPASPE above. The reverse die was retained by successive popes, being changed only occasionally, and so it is impossible to date a bulla accurately on the basis of the revers…
Created on: Monday 24th March 2014
Last updated: Monday 9th June 2014
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Record ID: NMS-C27352
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy mount. Thick, flat sectioned rectangular plate with and empty central hole, with a single rivet hole at each end both of which are blocked with traces of iron corrosion around them. The front is engraved with a probably foliate design between paralelle lines. Traces of silvering or tinning survive on the front and back faces.
Length 44 x 12mm. 2mm thick. 13th - 14th century.
Created on: Friday 21st March 2014
Last updated: Monday 27th June 2016
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Record ID: NMS-C25837
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably medieval copper alloy tweezers. One arm only survives broken at or before loop, expanding smoothly to completely flat rectangular blade. Traces of tinning or silvering. Length 40mm. Width of blade 6mm.
Created on: Friday 21st March 2014
Last updated: Monday 27th June 2016
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Record ID: NMS-C24773
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle plate. Recessed for the (missing) frame, slot for the (missing) pin, broken at the transverse fold. Rectangular with slightly concave sides and attachment edge, three rivet holes (one behind pin slot, two at attachment edge). Decorated with six closley spaced pointed quatrefoil flowers within a single line border and gilded. Measuring 25 x 18mm. 13th century.
Created on: Friday 21st March 2014
Last updated: Thursday 19th March 2015
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Record ID: NMS-C0EB52
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval gilded copper alloy buckle plate. Rectangular, recessed for the (missing) frame, slot for (missing) pin, broken at the fold, with two dome headed rivets at the attachment end. On the front of the plate is a lion passant in low relief on a field of closley spaced punched dots. The lion faces the buckle, the plate to be viewed with the buckle to the left.
Surviving length 18mm. Width 14mm. Late 12th - 13th century.
See NMS-501773 (HER18111), NMS-5F9413 (HER53969) and NMS-F372E3 for buckle plates depicting similar lions on stiples fields.
Created on: Friday 21st March 2014
Last updated: Monday 27th June 2016
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This findspot is known as 'Bradenham', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: NMS-B02395
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle. Rectangular frame with three evenly spaced rounded knops on outside edge. Bar narrowed and recessed for sheet pin. Cast tendril decoration in very low relief and very worn, along angled sides and outside edge, with slight traces of gilding. Measuring 25 x 30mm. 13th - 15th century.
See Whitehead (2003, 27, no.141) for a broadly similar example.
Created on: Thursday 20th March 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 17th February 2015
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Record ID: NMS-F42931
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval gold annular brooch. Flat-sectioned frame with two opposed oval collets which taper towards the top, one containing a purple cabochon stone, probably amethyst or garnet, the other a blue cabochon, perhaps a sapphire. There is a flanged transverse ridge on the upper face at either side of the narrowing for the cast pin. The pin is D-sectioned, with a half round segmented collar next to the loop. The pin rest is formed from a separate lozengiform plate soldered to the frame and decorated with an engraved star formed from eight radiating grooves. Separate soldered arms spring fr…
Created on: Tuesday 11th March 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 21st October 2020
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This findspot is known as 'West Norfolk', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: NMS-6F2494
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval silver annular brooch. Oval-sectioned frame with four evenly spaced gilded flat rectangular octofoils soldered to the upper face. The incomplete cast pin is broken just after a collar covered in closely spaced stamped annulets. Diameter (excluding octofoils) 23 - 25mm. Diameter across frame 1.5mm Weight 1.78g.
Annular brooches with separate flat bosses soldered to the upper face of the frame are a well known type with multiple recorded examples, including NMS-D8B8F2, BUC-25AA82, LIN-7B8826 and LIN-E8F3D0.
Late 13th - early 14th century.
Created on: Wednesday 5th March 2014
Last updated: Thursday 22nd October 2020
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Sedgeford', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: NMS-5F9413
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval gilded copper alloy buckle plate. Rectangular, recessed for the (missing) frame, slot for (missing) pin, broken at the fold, with two dome headed rivets at the attachment end. On the front of the plate is a lion passant reguardant to sinister in low relief on a field of closely spaced punched dots. The lion's head is below the pin slot and the feet at the attachment edge, to be viewed with the buckle pin pointing upwards.
Surviving length 19mm. Width 18mm. Late 12th - 13th century.
See NMS-501773 (HER 18111) and NMS-F372E3 for buckle plates depicting similar lions on st…
Created on: Thursday 20th February 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 26th September 2018
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Record ID: NMS-5CF2D6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy disc, the edge damaged, with a central sub-rectangular scar with traces of solder on the reverse from a missing fitting, presumeably to allow the disc to be worn as a brooch. The front is engraved with an inscription around the edge within an inner and outer border of two pairs of concentric circles +ALIVA hI MVN CVR A around the lamb of god with one front leg bent, looking back over its shoulder at a flag.
The design strongly resembles a seal matrix, although the inscription is not reversed. Two seal matrices recorded on this database bear a very similar inscription:&nbs…
Created on: Thursday 20th February 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 28th November 2023
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Record ID: NMS-CB74B4
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval silver finger ring, the rectangular-sectioned band expanding slightly from the rear to the shoulders before abruptly becoming D-sectioned forming a pair of triagular facets on either side before expanding smoothly to form a stirrup-shaped bezel with an oval setting. The centre of the base of the setting is deeply convex, perhaps imitating a stone or to act as keying for paste to secure a separate stone. The band is decorated externally with a groove either side of a median beaded rib.
Height 23.5. Width 22mm. Internal diameter 18.5mm. Width of bezel 3.5mm. Weight 2.67g.
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Created on: Thursday 13th February 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 24th August 2016
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Record ID: NMS-0AD4C8
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval silver finger ring. Flat-sectioned, slightly irregular octagonal band deeply and clearly engraved around the outer face with two letters per face, +INNOMINEDNIAMEN (In the name of the Lord Amen) the initial cross and last letter appearing on the same face.
Width of band 4mm. External width 20 x 21mm. Weight 1.89g.
For rings with similar external inscriptions see Oman (1974, pl.74F and pl.75A and B).
14th - 15th Century.
Created on: Tuesday 4th February 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 24th August 2016
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Record ID: NMS-FEC503
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Brooch formed from a silver gros tournois of Loius IX of France, obverse BNDICTV: SIT: NOmE: [...]XPI/ LVDOVICVS REX in two encircling inscriptions around cross pattee, reverse TVRONVS CIVIS, Castel Tournois, border of lis in annulets, obverse gilded and forming front face, loop on rear for pin, catchplate missing, coin issued 1265-70, presumably adapted as a brooch in the period c.1270-1300.
Created on: Wednesday 22nd January 2014
Last updated: Friday 30th May 2014
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Record ID: NMS-7CFF01
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle-plate. Rectangular sheet folded widthways, the back-plate much smaller than the front plate, recessed for (missing) frame with slot for (missing) pin. Two rivet holes behind and to either side of the slot correspond with two rivet holes in the corners of the back-plate, with two further rivet holes at the attchment edge. The plate is decorated with an engraved zig-zag border and a central repoussé boss, with traces of gilding. Now bent and cracked almost in half.
Length (unbent) 56mm. Width 20mm. 13th - 14th century.
Created on: Thursday 16th January 2014
Last updated: Monday 14th March 2016
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NMS-D13346
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Ten pennies, one halfpenny and three farthings of Edward I, and three pennies of Alexander III of Scotland found scattered over a small area. All coins are remarkably close in date, the English coins all belonging to the first three classes of Edward's sterling long cross coinage (1279-81) and the Scottish to 1280-6. They clearly represent part of a dispersed coin hoard, either a buried deposit or, more likely given the presence of the fractions, a purse loss. The lack of any of Edward's very common Class 4 coins (1282-9), together with the relatively crisp condition of all of the coi…
Created on: Wednesday 8th January 2014
Last updated: Thursday 5th May 2016
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NMS-C257A3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval brooch in the form of an openwork trefoil with a flat-sectioned frame with three large integral collets (one at each angle of the trefoil) and 12 evenly distributed small collets, four of which are now missing, inserted into holes in the frame. All but one of the surviving collets is filled with a white, chalky substance, and five of the small collets have the remains of originally octofoil repoussé roves with raised edges around the base.
The frame is slightly expanded internally next to one of the large collets for a hole for the wire pin.
Measuring 28 x 28mm. Width …
Created on: Tuesday 7th January 2014
Last updated: Monday 17th February 2014
Spatial data recorded.
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