NHER 4472 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age metal find

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Summary

A Bronze Age copper alloy palstave was found in the 19th century at an uncertain date and location.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	MARSHLAND ST. JAMES, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

Bronze Looped palstave (159mm long) with Norfolk painted on blade and in ink 'C. R. Manning, Diss', perhaps the palstave found in 1849 at 'Marshland Fen' in Rev C. R. Manning's Collection. 1853 (sketch in his Ms Catalogue in Norfolk and Norwich Archaeology Society Library. A palstave from 'Marshland Fen' was sold at Manning's sale 1900 and bought by E. H. Beloe (letter E. M. Beloe to Haverfield 16 February 1901 (S1)).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Marshland St James.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1> SNF6335 Publication: Haverfield. Mss.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Object Types (1)

PALSTAVE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Related NHER Records (0)

Find out more...(1)

Marshland St James (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Apr 6 2016 3:34PM