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Norfolk discovery of 1,100-year-old brooch 'will remain a mystery'
BBC News ^ | May 24, 2020 | unattributed

Posted on 05/31/2020 7:42:01 PM PDT by SunkenCiv

The late 9th Century silver disc was discovered in a field in Great Dunham, Norfolk, which had recently been landscaped.

It is not known where the soil came from, but experts say the find is similar to the nearby Pentney Hoard...

The brooch was found by an inexperienced detectorist on 9 May 2019, on just his third day detecting.

He initially thought the piece was Victorian, but when archaeologists at Norfolk County Council were alerted they visited the scene to excavate further.

During the dig, the team found a 19th Century plough buried beneath the level of the Saxon brooch, suggesting the brooch had been deposited from elsewhere.

The landowner said he had dumped topsoil on the field to level it, but did not know where the delivery had come from...

Mr Ashley said the "remarkable" piece had similarities to the Pentney Hoard, a find of six disc brooches in 1978 in West Norfolk.

"It looks to me that they were made by the same craftsman or in the same workshop," he added...

He said the brooch was likely to have belonged to someone of "relatively high status" because of its high silver content.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: godsgravesglyphs; middleages; renaissance
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Experts at the British Museum say the brooch is of "national significance" ©Norfolk County Council

Experts at the British Museum say the brooch is of

1 posted on 05/31/2020 7:42:01 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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The design features stacked pots, similar to the Pentney brooches, and animals in the Trewhiddle style ©Norfolk County Council

The design features stacked pots, similar to the Pentney brooches, and animals in the Trewhiddle style ©Norfolk County Council

2 posted on 05/31/2020 7:42:31 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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3 posted on 05/31/2020 7:42:44 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Nice


4 posted on 05/31/2020 7:44:01 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: SunkenCiv

That is an intricate item for that time.

Quite attractive.


5 posted on 05/31/2020 7:44:41 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: SunkenCiv

At first I was impressed because I thought they found a 9th century Saxon disk in Norfolk, Virginia. Then I realized they meant the OTHER Norfolk. Ho-hum...


6 posted on 05/31/2020 7:45:33 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: SunkenCiv

Looks like an Irish piece to me. 8>)


7 posted on 05/31/2020 7:47:14 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: Dr. Sivana
;^)

8 posted on 05/31/2020 7:48:00 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SunkenCiv

I’ve seen the brooch on The History blog. It is just amazingly beautiful. I could never get tired of looking at it.


9 posted on 05/31/2020 8:00:15 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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To: SunkenCiv

Very strange critters doing odd things in the carved relief.


10 posted on 05/31/2020 8:04:17 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure)
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To: SunkenCiv

Very strange critters doing odd things in the carved relief.


11 posted on 05/31/2020 8:04:18 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure)
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To: ConservativeMind

It’s beautiful in its simplicity.

Almost soothing to look at.... make sense?


12 posted on 05/31/2020 8:07:55 PM PDT by Notthereyet (NotThereYet.)
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To: Robert DeLong
Hannigan invited some Saxons to a Hooley, and they wouldn't leave without something.

13 posted on 05/31/2020 8:11:35 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SunkenCiv
inexperienced detectorist

That sounds cool. I want to be a detectorist, but an experienced one.

14 posted on 05/31/2020 8:15:17 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA ("War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength." - George Orwell, 1984)
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To: SunkenCiv
A broach or a brooch?


15 posted on 05/31/2020 8:22:34 PM PDT by C210N
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To: Deaf Smith
Very strange critters doing odd things in the carved relief.

The caption sez it's

Trewhiddle style.

There's a term for everything.

16 posted on 05/31/2020 8:39:13 PM PDT by Ezekiel (The pun is mightier than the s-word. Goy to the World!)
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To: SunkenCiv

Fascinating. I follow the Thames mudlark group and well-known mudlarkers on Facebook. Virtually every day people are finding Roman pottery, medieval jewelry and more. They had talked about this find too, as detectorists and searchers in the US, Australia and New Zealand also find things.

I only visited the Thames shore once, in March, but can’t wait to go back. In my few minutes there, I only found part of a 19th century pottery jar and Roman roof files (and possibly medieval tiles too). They find everything there from preRoman stuff to WWII shrapnel and Hindu river offerings.


17 posted on 05/31/2020 8:52:21 PM PDT by Moonmad27
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To: Moonmad27

Nice. The Romans built a lot of stuff out of pottery, prefabbed for the construction sites.


18 posted on 05/31/2020 9:07:42 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SunkenCiv

So the guy who found it does not get mentioned by name. The Government took it. And the guy that found it probably won’t even get a new battery for his metal detector.


19 posted on 05/31/2020 9:27:49 PM PDT by Revel
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To: Revel

Aw, how sad.


20 posted on 06/01/2020 5:54:40 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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