NHER 25920 (Find Spot record) - Late Bronze Age axehead and ingot hoard
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Summary
Metal detecting in 1990 recovered the cutting end of a Late Bronze Age socketed axehead and a Late Bronze Age hoard of copper alloy and lead cake ingots. Note the close proximity of these finds to part of the Snettisham Bronze Age Hoard (NHER 1672).
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF73SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SNETTISHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Full Description
7 October 1990. Metal detector finds from area around 4 yards (3.6m) diameter
Cutting end of socketed axe, (S1).
Five bronze cakes: Masses 626g, 563g, 375g, 308g, 100g
Two Lead lumps: Masses 96g, 85g
Compiled by A. Rogerson (NLA), 26 November 1990
Associated Sources (2)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (6)
- HOARD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- INGOT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
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Record last edited
Apr 4 2023 1:47PM