NHER 2613 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age copper alloy palstave
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Summary
A Bronze Age copper alloy palstave was recovered in 1748. The exact location and nature of this discovery are unclear.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | OXBOROUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
Pre 1748. Stray Find.
Found at Oxborough, exact provenance not recorded:
Bronze Age copper alloy palstave.
In the possession of Rev. F. Blomefield in 1748 but subsequently lost.
Details in Volume III of (S1). See tracing (S2) of illustration in (S1).
Information from (S3).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 24 May 2018.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF560 Documentary Source: Martin, T. c. 1700-1799. Collections of Church Notes. Norfolk Records Office. Walter Rye Collection. RYE 17.. c. 1740.
- <S2> SNF91781 Illustration: [Unknown]. [Unknown]. Tracing of an 18th-century drawing of a Bronze Age copper alloy palstave. Paper. Unknown.
- <S3> SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Oxburgh.
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
May 24 2018 3:14PM