NHER 16306 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age axehead

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Summary

A Bronze Age copper alloy flanged axehead was found. The exact nature and location of this discovery are unclear.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	NORFOLK NO PROVENANCE, -, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

Pre 1979. 'Alleged to be from Norfolk'.
Flanged axe, 84mm long.
Purchased from [1] 'formerly of a Piccadilly Arcade business' around September 1979.
(S1) and full details from British Museum in file.

This does not correspond with any of the already recorded unprovenanced Bronze Age tools from Norfolk, although it could of course be recorded under a provenance.
E. Rose (NAU), 16 July 1980.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Object Types (1)

FLANGED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Aug 2 2006 2:07PM