NHER 4727 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age metal find

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Summary

A Bronze Age copper alloy palstave was dredged from the River Wissey at an unknown date.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

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Civil Parish STOKE FERRY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

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Dredged from River Wissey. Bronze palstave 157mm long with side loop and trident ornament. Form of blade unusual the sides having a sudden convex swell about 1.3cm (1/2 an inch) behind the cutting edge instead of the normal
gradual curve. Rather corroded.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Stoke Ferry.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • PALSTAVE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

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Record last edited

Oct 9 2013 9:20AM

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