NHER 3494 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age socketed axehead
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HILLINGTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
Pre 1905. Stray Find.
Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axehead with one loop.
Apparently in King's Lynn Museum (ex. Sir W. Ffolkes), where it was seen by R. R. Clarke (NCM) in 1958 [1].
This is one of the Bronze Age object from Norfolk listed in (S1) and is also noted in (S2).
Information from (S3), which also has an outline sketch of the axehead on its reverse.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 7 June 2018.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF1308 Article in Serial: Clarke, W. G. 1907. The Distribution of Flint and Bronze Implements in Norfolk. Transactions of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society. Vol VIII Pt III (for 1906-1907) pp 393-409. p 407.
- <S2> SNF5254 Publication: Clarke, W.G.. MSS 126.
- <S3> SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Hillington.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jun 7 2018 10:10AM