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Record ID: NMS-F5DA12
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy annular buckle dating to the period c. AD 1350 - 1450. The frame is circular with a central bar and a slight groove on each outer edge forming the pin rest. The pin is missing. Egan & Pritchard (2002) note that buckles of this form were used for spurs in the late medieval period. See: Egan & Pritchard, 2002, p. 65, no. 214.
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 8th February 2023
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Record ID: NMS-F5B7F1
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy single loop buckle dating to the period c. AD 1250 - 1450. Narrowed and offset strap bar. The D-shaped loop has a lipped projection at the front with a central notch forming the pin rest. Traces of file marks are visible across the surface. See: Egan & Pritchard, 2002, p. 70, nos. 282 - 283.
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2019
Last updated: Thursday 11th April 2019
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Record ID: NMS-F4E35D
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval double loop buckle dating to the period c. AD 1540 - 1650. Central narrowed strap bar with a knop at either end. A D-shaped loop projects from either side, each outer edge moulded into a flower-shaped knop. The back is flat. Traces of iron staingin are visible on the strap bar and on one side of the frame, possibly from the missing pin. Buckles of this form are generally assigned a late 16th century date (cf. Egan 2005, 35; ref. 88). The type must pre-date 1545 as it was found on the Mary Rose (Gardiner ed. 2005, 104; ref. 82A5069).
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 8th February 2023
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Record ID: NMS-F489D6
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval or post medieval copper alloy double loop buckle dating to the period c. AD 1350 - 1600. Central strap bar with a D-shaped loop projecting form either side. Traces of iron staining, possibly from the missing pin. See: Egan & Pritchard, 2002, p. 83.
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 8th February 2023
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Record ID: NMS-F0C339
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Worn and incomplete early medieval hooked tag of Read's Class A, Type 2 dating to the period c. AD 700 - 1100. Sub-circular plate with two pierced attachment holes. Projecting from one side of the plate is the stub of the hook which terminates in an old break. No traces of decoration are visible. See: Read, B, 2008, p. 14, no. 55 - 57.
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2019
Last updated: Friday 5th July 2019
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Record ID: NMS-E0E476
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete medieval copper alloy Limoges-style buckle plate dating to the period c. AD 1175 - 1225. Broken across the frame recess and with two rivet holes near the attachment end, one of which is worn through. The face is decorated with a fantastic beast rampant to sinister reserved on a field of blue enamel. The beast appears to have the head of a stag, the antlers pointing horizontally towards the back of the frame. It a long neck and four legs, each terminating in a three-toed foot. The front right leg is raised. The tail is short and pointed. The body retains two pointed oval fie…
Created on: Wednesday 10th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 28th July 2020
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Record ID: NMS-DCE6FC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative, double lug, Harlow brooch of Mackreth (2011) Type 2.e, dating to the period c. AD 43 - 100. The sprung pin mechanism, the lower bow, foot and catchplate are missing. The plain are C-shaped to house the spring. The exhibit traces of moulded longitudinal ridges and each terminates in an old break. Projecting forwards from the centre of the head is a D-shaped plate with two perforations, the lower for the axis bar, the upper for the chord. The plate is carried over the top of the head to form a crest and flattens out into the bow in imi…
Created on: Wednesday 10th April 2019
Last updated: Monday 10th February 2020
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Record ID: NMS-DC20FC
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Late Anglo-Saxon strap-end, perhaps re-purposed into an object of uncertain function. The wider end has been cut straight across and filed down to produce a smoothly rounded edge. Small areas of the edge are missing around the base,but the object is otherwise complete. It is described with the straight edge held uppermost. A narrow reserved strip runs across the wide straight edge; the rest of the front is covered with engraving around symmetrical plant decoration in counter-relief. The effect is that of a flower, with a stem which springs from a rosette of simple p…
Created on: Wednesday 10th April 2019
Last updated: Monday 19th July 2021
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Record ID: NMS-DC0AD8
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Post medieval silver cuff link element or button. A circular disc with a down-turned edge, now bent out of shape in places, or missing due to breakages. The obverse exhibits a stamped repoussé design of clasped hands with two hearts below and crown above on a stippled background (Lewis, 2013, Type A). The reverse of the disc exhibits an integrally cast attachment loop, now bent out of shape. Dimensions: Diameter: 13.5mm, thickness (including loop): 3.3mm, weight: 0.5g. Date: c. AD 1660 - 1714. Discussion: This motif, commonly found on 17th-century cuff-…
Created on: Wednesday 10th April 2019
Last updated: Monday 15th June 2020
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Record ID: NMS-DBBFF4
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Silver catch-piece from a late medieval or early post-medieval book clasp, of Howsam type A.6.3. It consists of a flat plate with a cylindrical bar at one end. The plate is flat and largely rectangular, with the attachment end angled and tapered into a triangular shape. There is a rectangular loop at the other end, beyond which the object thickens into the circular-section bar. Apart from the bar, the external edges of the plate are bevelled. The plate has three rivet holes, two behind the loop (one with silver rivet surviving) and one in the apex of the triangle. The riv…
Created on: Wednesday 10th April 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 12th August 2020
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Record ID: NMS-B2E183
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy key dating to the period c. AD 1100 - 1350. Roughly cut from a sheet of copper alloy. Oval bow with an off-centre oval aperture which has a break on one side. The shank tapers along its length, terminating in a projecting pin and a simple rectangular bit set at right-angles to the shank. See: Read, B, 2017, p. 72, no. 543.
Created on: Monday 8th April 2019
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Field Dalling', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-B1820C
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy mount dating to the period c. AD 1550 - 1700. Triangular in shape, the upper edge with a triangular cut out to create two rounded triangular projections. The plate tapers into a rectangular-sectioned hook, the tip curved backwards. The plate exhibits two rivet holes retaining the corroded remains of iron rivets. A roughly cast copper alloy ring hangs from the hook. It retains traces of the casting sprue along one edge. See: Margeson, M, (1993, 39 nos. 257 and 258)
Created on: Monday 8th April 2019
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Field Dalling', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-B175E7
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy annular buckle dating to the period c. AD 1250 - 1450. Circular frame of inconsistent diameter. The inner edge of the frame exhibits traces of a black substance, possibly an organic coating. The wire pin is looped around the frame, the tip resting across the opposite edge. See: Egan & Pritchard, 2002, p. 59 - 61.
Created on: Monday 8th April 2019
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Field Dalling', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-B1442C
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete medieval copper alloy buckle plate dating to the period c. AD 1250 - 1350. Trapezoidal front plate 47.1mm in length and 24.2mm in width with recessed edges for the frame and a central rectangular slot for the pin. The plate is folded to accommodate the missing strap bar. The front plate exhibits six rivet holes, two of which retain dome-headed rivets. The back plate is narrowed to c. 15.5mm in width and exhibits four rivet holes. Traces of gilding visible on the front plate. See: Egan & Pritchard, 2002, p. 76 - 77, no. 314.
Created on: Monday 8th April 2019
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Field Dalling', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-B0F213
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete medieval copper alloy strap loop dating to the period c. AD 1250 - 1400. Rectangular frame with D-sectioned front edge. It retains the stub of an integral external rivet. File marks are visible on all external surfaces. See: Egan & Pritchard, 2002, p. 230 - 330, no. 1247.
Created on: Monday 8th April 2019
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2019
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Record ID: NMS-B0D5C8
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete medieval copper alloy composite buckle plate dating to the period c. AD 1250 - 1450. Sheet copper alloy front plate with a rectangular slot cut into the front edge to house the pin. The front edge terminates in an old break along the line of the fold. The plate exhibits three rivet holes surrounded by an engraved line border. Traces of gilding remain. See: Egan & Pritchard, 2002, p. 76.
Created on: Monday 8th April 2019
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2019
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Record ID: NMS-B0C689
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy composite buckle plate dating to the period c. AD 1250 - 1450. Sheet copper alloy folded around the strap bar of the buckle with separate sheets soldered to the long edges to create a hollow plate. A rectangular slot houses the pin. The open attachment end is cut to form a crescentic recess. It exhibits a single rivet with roved over ends sitting flush with the surface of the plate. The pin has an expanded rectangular collar and tapers to a rounded tip. See: Egan & Pritchard, 2002, p. 78.
Created on: Monday 8th April 2019
Last updated: Monday 17th February 2020
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Record ID: NMS-B066CE
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy Q radiate of Allectus dating to AD 293 - 296 (Reece Period 14). LAETITIA AVG reverse type depicting galley. C mint. Similar to RIC Vol. Vb, p. 569, no. 127, however, the obverse legend reads IMP C ALLECTVS PI AVG.
Created on: Monday 8th April 2019
Last updated: Monday 17th February 2020
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Record ID: NMS-61195E
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy mount dating to the period c. AD 1600 - 1700. In the form of a rose, the obverse moulded in relief to depict six petals with a sepal between each and a central circular perforation, now filled with soil. The reverse is flat and undecorated. Traces of iron corrosion product are visible around the central aperture.
Created on: Thursday 4th April 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 8th February 2023
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Record ID: NMS-610297
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy mount dating to the period c. AD 1600 - 1700. Asymmetrical plate comprising a central lozengiform boss, waisted to either side and terminating in rounded terminals. The front exhibits punched decoration consiting of a series of crescents running down the centre with a border of small annulets. Projecting from the reverse are two integrally cast attachment spikes, the ends bent inwards. See: Read, B., 2001 Metal artefacts of antiquity: A catalogue of small finds from specific areas of the United Kingdom Langport: Portcullis Publishing pp.29 & 36, fig.21, no.317.
Created on: Thursday 4th April 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 8th February 2023
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