NHER 2535 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age palstave (Methwold, poorly located)

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Summary

A Bronze Age copper alloy palstave was found in the River Wissey before 1934. The exact location of this discovery is unclear.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	METHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

Pre 1934. Stray Find.
Found in the River Wissey.
Bronze palstave 198 mm long 26 mm wide.
Information from record cards (S1) and (S2).
See Bronze Age Index (S3) for detail.
R.R. Clarke (NCM). Amended by P. Beers (HES), 14 July 2020.

Associated Sources (3)

<S1> SNF57092 Archive: British Museum. 1913 onwards. Bronze Age Index.
<S2> SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Methwold.
<S3> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Object Types (1)

PALSTAVE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Jul 14 2020 8:15PM