Find Spot record 0508204000 - LITTLE GOMMS WOOD

Summary

Early Anglo-Saxon decorated stud found whilst metal-detecting

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Depth/Thickness 0002 mm Radius 0007
Plan Form - CIRCULAR
DISC WITH VERTICAL SIDES & 8MM LONG STUD PROJECTING FROM FLAT BACK. FRONT HAS FULL FACE IN STRONG RELIEF CHIP-CARVED, WITH EYES, NOSE, MOUTH. HAIR OR HELMET ABOVE EYE. GROOVES INDICATE HAIR. EXACTLY PARALLELED BY ANGLO-SAXON BUTTON BROOCHES, THOUGH A STUD, FOR SINKING INTO A RECESS (PHOTO ETC). FOUND BY A P HOPKINS (B5).

Sources (1)

  • <5>SBC6453 Unpublished document: 1987. HOPKINS A P & FARLEY M E, MAY/AUGUST 1987 (SEE CORRESPONDENCE ETC).

Location

Grid reference SU 89890 93240 (point)
Civil Parish CHEPPING WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • STUD (5th Century Saxon to 6th Century - 410 AD to 599 AD)

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Metal-detecting (EBC12600)

Record last edited

Dec 14 2023 1:10PM

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