Record ID: NMS-371453
Object type: HANGING BOWL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of Early or Middle Saxon copper alloy mount, probably from a hanging bowl. Flat-sectioned strip, slightly curved, with the edges beveled on the underside only. The front of the strip is silvered and decorated with open-line, ribbon-style interlace, reserved on a decayed enameled field now a pale buff colour. Broken at both ends and partially obscured by copper corrosion. Surviving length 25mm. Width 8.5mm. Thickness 2mm.Not enough survives to estimate the original diameter, if forming part of a circular mount. A similar strip thought to form part of a basal ring or …
Created on: Thursday 8th August 2013
Last updated: Thursday 19th November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barnham Broom', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-366C26
Object type: HANGING BOWL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of Early or Middle Saxon copper alloy mount from a hanging bowl. Triple-armed spiral motife reserved on a field of decayed enamel, now a pale buff colour. No original edge survives. 7th century. Surviving dimensions 16.5 x 15.5mm, 1mm thick. See also NMS-371453.
Created on: Thursday 8th August 2013
Last updated: Friday 2nd May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barnham Broom', grid reference and parish protected.