Monument record LKH 077 - Undley Common (but see description) (Sax)
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 702 805 (101m by 101m) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL78SW |
| Civil Parish | LAKENHEATH, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Gold `A' bracteate: repousse design of helmeted head, she wolf suckling two children, two stars, two dot-in-circle motifs and a runic text contained within a border of triangles and a rim of beaded wire type. The suspension loop is of the broad, central rounded ridge type with a double spiral of plain wire on the face. Plain back. Weight 2.24gms. Diameter 2. 3cms (S1)(S2).
Comments: Hines (1989)(no 1989 correspondence in file!) & Oden Stedt (S6)(R1) suggest the bracteate originates from southern Scandanavia or more probably Scheleswig Holstein, circa 475, although also argued as an 'English text' (S6)(R2). The runic inscription (ga go ga . maga . medu) interpreted by Oden Stedt (Hines 1987) as '(This is) a she-wolf. Reward to a relative (? kinswoman)' (S3)(S4)(S5).
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Also Preh.
Sources/Archives (11)
- <R1> SSF12335 (No record type): Oden Stedt, 1987.
- <S1> SSF22975 (No record type): West S E, `Gold bracteate from Undley, Suffolk', Fruhmittelalterliche Studien, Band 17, 1983, 459, p.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: photographs (3), copy (S1), correspondence from Mr John Hines.
- <R2> SSF15438 (No record type): Page R I, 1985, 37-8 & 1987, 194.
- <S2> SSF20331 (No record type): SAU, photographs, ALU 11-14,16, 1981; BYN 1,2.
- <M2> SSF43517 (No record type): and Professor Hauck..
- <M3> SSF43518 (No record type): Photographs: ALU 11-14,16; BYN 1,2.
- <S3> SSF915 (No record type): Axboe 1982, 75.
- <S4> SSF7500 (No record type): Hines J, 1984, 204-209.
- <S5> SSF7501 (No record type): Hines J, 1987, 73-94.
- <S6> SSF996 (No record type): Bammesberger A & Wollmann A (eds), Britain 400-600: Language & History, 1990.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Feb 5 2009 2:17PM