NHER 4401 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age palstave
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Summary
At an unspecified date a Bronze Age palstave was recovered from Wereham. The exact location and circumstances of its discovery are unknown.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WEREHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
One Bronze palstave ornamented below stop-ridge with side ribs in addition to a central rib of 12.7cm (5.5in).
Held by NCM (formerly part of the Beloe Collection), see (S1).
Also recorded in Bronze Age Catalogue, see (S2).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Wereham.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 60 SE 24.
- <S1> SNF1374 Publication: Rye, W. 1909. Catalogue of Antiquities Found Principally in East Anglia. p 25; No 268.
- <S2> SNF1625 Article in Serial: Clarke, W. G. 1919. The Distribution of Flint and Bronze Implements in Norfolk. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Vol III Pt I (for 1918-19) pp 147-149. p 149.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- PALSTAVE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Mar 14 2016 4:28PM