NHER 7991 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age metal find

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Summary

A Bronze Age socketed copper alloy axehead was found at an uncertain date and location.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish FRETTENHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

?1848? Socketed axe.
'Found at Frettenham' 100mm long, ornamented with four ribs. (S1), (S2), (S3), (S4).

(S5) refers to a socketed axe of Irish Type found on the common in 1848. As both 7992 and 7993 have later dates of finding, is he referring to this?).
E. Rose (NAU), 20 July 1982.

Copy of (S6) in file.

  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Frettenham.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 21 NW 19.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Publication: Evans, J. 1881. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland. p 120; Fig 129.
  • <S2> Publication: Norwich Castle Museum. 1910. Catalogue of Antiquities in Norwich Castle Museum. p 226; No 2762.
  • <S3> Monograph: 1901. The Victoria History of Norfolk. The Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol 1. p 270.
  • <S4> Archive: British Museum. 1913 onwards. Bronze Age Index.
  • <S5> Monograph: Bryant, T. H. 1905. Hundred of Taverham. The Churches of Norfolk. Vol XV. pp 52-53.
  • <S6> Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
  • SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

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Record last edited

Jul 10 2018 1:21PM

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