The 15th-century brass fragment was discovered in Ingham, north Norfolk, by Stephen Wells, a metal detectorist from Alaska who visits the UK each year to explore its fields.

The engraved fragment was found near Holy Trinity Church, once part of a Trinitarian priory, and has now been donated to Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery.

Mr Wells said: "I found the brass in a field and nobody knew what it was.

"We went........

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