NHER 16517 (Find Spot) - Bronze Age spear
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | OXBOROUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Full Description
May 1789. In meadow behind hall.
Bronze spearhead. 'This brazen head of a spear was found in the meadow Ground behind Oxburgh Hall 1.8m foot deep in May 1789. It has seemingly been gilt, tis very thin hollow up to ye very tip or point Query if it be antique or not. The Rev. Mr. Parkin Rector of Oxborough now has it. Tis 15cm long, and 5cm broad at ye widest point'.
From (S1). See (S2) in the Illustration Library.
Compare with NHER 2615 - perhaps this was Woodward's spearhead.
E. Rose (NAU), 29 August 1980.
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF560 Documentary Source: Martin, T. c. 1700-1799. Collections of Church Notes. Norfolk Records Office. Walter Rye Collection. RYE 17.. c. 1740.
- <S2> SNF91312 Illustration: Unknown. Unknown. Sketch of a Bronze Age spearhead.. paper. Unknown.
- --- 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)
Object Types (1)
- SPEAR (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Apr 24 2017 9:19AM