NHER 4428 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age axehead

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Summary

At sometime prior to 1879 a Bronze Age flanged axehead made of copper alloy was recovered from Welney.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

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

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

Pre 1879.
Copper alloy flanged axe (100mm long). Slight side flanges, end of butt broken.
See (S1).
(S2) by R.R. Clarke (NCM).

Object checked in British Museum by E. Rose (NAU) 1974.

See NHER 4432 for a Bronze Age dagger from Welney - any confusion here?
E. Rose (NAU) 25 April 1985.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Welney.
<S1> SNF57092 Archive: British Museum. 1913 onwards. Bronze Age Index.
<S2> 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)

FLANGED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Related NHER Records (0)

Find out more...(1)

Welney (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Oct 9 2013 12:24PM