NHER 5371 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age axeheads, Blackdyke

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Summary

Two Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axeheads found in the 1920s.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	HOCKWOLD CUM WILTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

?1920 to 1921.
Socketed and looped copper alloy axe from Blackdyke about 1924.
13.5cm (5.35") long in perfect condition. Has prominent V moulding at opening with fillet below and on each face 4 parallel 'beads' closed by pellets. Traces of a pellet are also to be seen at each angle in line with the others.
See (S1) and (S2).
R.R. Clarke (NCM)

Socketed axe 11cm (4.4") long. Decorated on both faces with two raised ribs. Broad loop at one side. Square aperture. Found by a man ploughing in field in which fine socketed celt was found in 1924.
Obtained for CUMAE through Rev. T.G. Clarke.
R.R. Clarke (NCM)

Probably from near Black Dyke.
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. Hockwold-cum-Wilton [2].
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF1686 Photograph: 1925. Cambridge Antiquarian Society Collection. vol.XXVI p.130.
<S2> SNF1969 Article in Serial: 1939. [unknown]. Antiquaries Journal. Vol XIX, p 385.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Object Types (2)

SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Related NHER Records (0)

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Hockwold cum Wilton (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Apr 6 2016 3:33PM