Poorly Located Find Spot record LKH 399 - Saxon brooch, Lakenheath Warren
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Summary
`Viking', type, trefoil brooch,`ornamented with conventional foliage in Carlovingian type' (S1)(S2)(R1)(S3).
Location
| Grid reference | TL 7 8 (point) Poorly located |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL78SW |
| Civil Parish | LAKENHEATH, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
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Full Description
`Viking', type, trefoil brooch,`ornamented with conventional foliage in Carlovingian type' (S1)(S2)(R1)(S3).
Described as `decorated with animal-masks in relief at the junction of the arms, and spiral ornament on the arms' (S4)(R1)(R2).
For another `viking' ornament, see Wangford Misc Sax.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <R1> SSF21207 (No record type): Shetelig H, Viking Antiquities in G B & Ireland, Oslo, 4, 1940, 61, fig 28.
- <S1> SSF54455 Bibliographic reference: 1911. Victoria County History, Suffolk (VCH). 352.
- <R2> SSF17718 (No record type): Roesdahl E et al, The Vikings in England, London, 1981, number E29.
- <S2> SSF50032 Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TL78SW62, 1976.
- <S3> SSF50070 Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. IPSMG, card Lakenheath AS, undated.
- <S4> SSF12105 (No record type): Norfolk Arch, 37, 1980, 210.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 21 2020 8:47AM