NHER 10767 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age palstave
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Summary
A Bronze Age decorated palstave with a half-oval depression below the stopridge was recovered in this parish in or before 1910. The exact location and nature of this discovery are unclear, although it may be from the hoard NHER 10765.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PULHAM ST MARY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
Palstave with half-oval depression below stopridge. Decorated. 6 1/4 inches (16cm).
From the NCM Fitch Collection.
Museum of Canterbury 1910 24 No.261. Possibly (S1)? Exhibited by G. Johnson.
Stray from hoard NHER 10765?
Compiled by R.R. Clarke (NCM).
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Pulham St Mary's.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF775 Article in Monograph: 1851. Catalogue of Antiquities. Exhibited in the Museum formed during the Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute, held at Norwich, in 1847. Memoirs Illustrative of the History and Antiquities of Norfolk and the City. Archaeological Institute. pp xxiii-lvi. p xxvi.
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 3:35PM