NHER 4141 (Find Spot record) - Possible Bronze Age object
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Summary
It has been claimed that a Bronze Age object from Sporle and Palgrave is held by the British Museum. However, attempts to identify this object have not been successful.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SPORLE WITH PALGRAVE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
Besides Middle Bronze Age palstave and Late Bronze Age spearhead, there was bronze implement in the British Museum.
See (S1) and (S2).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
There is no record of this in the British Museum or trace of it - unless it is unregistered medieval.
E. Rose (NAU).
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF99172 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Sporle.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF768 Article in Serial: 1846. Proceedings of the Association. Journal of the British Archaeological Association. First Series Vol II pp 334-364. p 342.
- <S2> SNF1308 Article in Serial: Clarke, W. G. 1907. The Distribution of Flint and Bronze Implements in Norfolk. Transactions of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society. Vol VIII Pt III (for 1906-1907) pp 393-409. p 409.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
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Record last edited
Sep 12 2018 3:58PM