NHER 11135 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age axehead
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Summary
A Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axehead was found. The exact nature and location of this discovery are unclear.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LITTLE DUNHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
| Civil Parish | NORFOLK NO PROVENANCE, -, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
Before 1826.
Bronze socketed axe with loop. 84mm long. Probably from this Little Dunham.
(S1) of similar object in (S2).
Found with boss and three rings.
See also (S3) which describes a 'brass celt' exhibited by Goddard Johnson.
R.R. Clarke (NCM).
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF57092 Archive: British Museum. 1913 onwards. Bronze Age Index.
- --- 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.
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Z Norfolk [At back of tray].
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF49959 Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
- <S2> SNF4274 Documentary Source: Various. Drawings, engravings and etchings, including numerous portraits, maps, etc, collected by Dawson Turner to illustrate Blomefield's "History of Norfolk" 1810-1847. Add MS 23024-23052. Vol VIII; f.81 (Add MS 23031).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Sep 13 2018 9:17PM