NHER 4174 (Find Spot) - Bronze Age palstave
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Summary
A Bronze Age copper alloy palstave was found. This may be the same as a 'brass celt' found on Goddard-Johnson's Farm in 1828. The exact nature and location of this discovery is unclear.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LITTLE DUNHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Full Description
Bronze palstave 135mm long.
R.R. Clarke (NCM).
?Same as brass celt found on Goddard-Johnson's Farm 1828?
See (S1).
Associated Sources (5)
- <S1> SNF720 Serial: 1830. Woodward Correspondance.. p 80.
- --- SNF57092 Archive: British Museum. 1913 onwards. Bronze Age Index.
- --- SNF1374 Publication: Rye, W. 1909. Catalogue of Antiquities Found Principally in East Anglia. p 23; No 237.
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Dunham (Little).
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
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
Apr 6 2016 3:28PM