NHER 21469 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age palstave moulds

September 1984. Metal detecting. From [1].
(S1) in file.
Two halves of bronze moulds for casting unlooped palstave with shield pattern. Found 10m apart in ploughsoil. In fine condition, complete and undamaged. Green patina. Given basic conservation treatment by NCM. Moulds and casts made in rubber latex.
See (S2, S3, S4 and S5).

Associated finds (not considered as necessarily connected with the moulds).
Lead square sectioned bar (5.5cm long, 1 by 1cm) around 12m from moulds to south.
Small bronze foot of stand or statuette (Roman?).
Five flint flakes.
Identified by J.J. Wymer (NAU).
J.J. Wymer (NAU), 11 June 1985.

September 1984. Found around findspot of Bronze Age mould. See (S1).
Six medieval sherds.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NAU). Omitted from above in error.
J.J. Wymer (NAU), 14 June 1985.

Correction to above and previous.
Context 2.
The five flint flakes and one medieval sherd were found 'within 30m' to east or northeast of moulds.

Context 3.
One damaged rim of medieval unglazed sherd, one medieval bodysherd and a bronze medieval cauldron foot were found 'about 20 to 39m' south of moulds. This is presumably that described as foot of Roman stand above.

February 2006.
The moulds were identified as being one of the finest examples ever found in Britain of this very rare class of prehistoric antiquity. No other palstave moulds are known from Norfolk or anywhere else in East Anglia. Only six others have been found in Britain and only four complete pairs have been found.