NHER 10612 (Find Spot) - Bronze age metal find

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Summary

A Bronze Age decorated copper alloy dagger was found in the early 20th century.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish DITCHINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Decorated socketed bronze dagger. 146mm long. Blade broken and soldered together.
Socket 24 x 14mm.Punched decoration on socket.
It was in NCM, but was stolen in 1946.
See (S1). Scale drawing (S3), copy in the Illustration Library.

R.R. Clarke (NCM).

  • <S1> Article in Serial: 1931. Summary of Proceedings. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Vol VI Pt IV p 385.
  • <S2> Illustration: Unknown. 1946. Drawing of a Bronze Age decorated copper alloy dagger.. Film. 1:1.
  • <S3> Archive: British Museum. 1913 onwards. Bronze Age Index.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Ditchingham.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TM 39 SW 25.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • DAGGER (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

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Record last edited

Jul 20 2016 2:48PM

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