NHER 2638 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age looped palstave
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Summary
Found in 1974, this Bronze Age looped palstave is of low flanged type with shield and rib decoration.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF70SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | OXBOROUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
22 March 1974. Stray Find.
Found on surface of field [1]:
Bronze Age copper alloy looped palstave of low flanged type with shield and rib decoration.
See drawing (S1).
Information from (S2). This discovery was reported in (S3).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 29 May 2018.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 70 SW 19.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF81349 Illustration: Green, E. 1974. Drawing of a Bronze Age copper alloy looped palstave. Card. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Oxbough.
- <S3> SNF2500 Serial: 1974. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1974. No 21. p 7.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- PALSTAVE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- ANNULAR BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Apr 26 2022 8:58AM