NHER 4461 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age palstave
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Summary
A Bronze Age copper alloy palstave was found on the surface of a field in 1971.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL69NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | METHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1971. Stray Find.
Found on surface of peaty field.
Bronze Age copper alloy palstave.
See drawing (S1), possibly produced for inclusion in (S2).
Retained by finder. Details received from W.F. Curtis.
Information from (S3).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 3 September 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. TL 69 NW 17.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF99598 Illustration: [Norwich Castle Museum staff]. 1971. Drawing of a Bronze Age copper alloy palstave. Card. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF57092 Archive: British Museum. 1913 onwards. Bronze Age Index.
- <S3> SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Methwold.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- PALSTAVE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Sep 3 2018 5:42PM