NHER 8710 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age dirk
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Summary
A Bronze Age dirk made of copper alloy.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF90NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ASHILL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Copper alloy dirk with rivetted butt 1 rivet remaining. (247mm long but once longer) 2 rivet notches at side of butt which is broken but could have had 2 more holes. Domed rivet. ?Thetford Class.
Exhibited Prehistoric Society, June 24 1936. BA index.
Finder marked site July 1970 in Washpit Field between pond and hedge.
E. B. Green (NCM).
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Ashill.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 80 SE 19.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- DIRK (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Mar 15 2023 7:50AM