NHER 24223 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age palstave

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Summary

A Bronze Age looped Irish type copper alloy palstave may have been found in Norfolk. The exact nature and location of this discovery are unclear.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish NORFOLK NO PROVENANCE, -, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

At least 20 years before 1987.
Object obtained by owner from [1] who in turn obtained it from his uncle Arthur Shave, a gamekeeper working in Norfolk and in the West Country as well. [1] is convinced the object was found in Norfolk but has no evidence for this. Mr Shave died twenty years ago.
Looped Irish type palstave.
Information from [2].
See (S1).
Identified by J. Wymer (NAU), April 1987 and S. Needham (British Museum), November 1987.
W. Milligan (NCM), June 1987.

(S2) states that this axe belonged to [1] before he came to Norfolk.
E. Rose (NAU), 18 February 1988.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
  • <S2> Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1988. [Articles on a looped Irish type palstave].
  • PALSTAVE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

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Record last edited

Jul 6 2017 1:14PM

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