NHER 42656 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age bracelet hoard

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Summary

A hoard of seven Late Bronze Age gold penannular bracelets were found during a metal detecting rally near Bawdeswell. Four of the bracelets were found in a group and the other three were found nearby.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG02SW
Civil Parish	FOXLEY, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full Description

September 2005. Metal detecting at a rally. Near Bawdeswell.
Hoard of seven Bronze Age bracelets, probably gold. Four of the bracelets were found in a group and the other three nearby.
Weighing 1: 23.83g, 2: 26.23g, 3: 28.96g, 4: 25.77g, 5: 25.20g, 6: 18.52g, 7: 41.63g.
Processed as Treasure (case 2005 T347) and subsequently acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2007.34).
E. Darch (NLA), 7 November 2005.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF100573 Unpublished Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and British Museum. 2008. Treasure Annual Report 2005/6. p 23; No 30; Fig 30.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Object Types (2)

BRACELET (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
HOARD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

May 9 2020 11:25AM