NHER 507 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age dagger, River Wensum

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Summary

A Bronze Age dagger dredged from the River Wensum at Carrow in 1932.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

1932. Stray Find
Bronze Age copper alloy dagger dredged from River Wensum at Carrow. See (S1). The record previously stated that this object was found on Brundall Marshes, although neither (S1) nor the original O.S record card (S2) makes any mention of this. Exact grid reference very uncertain. Dagger 139mm long x 33mm wide with two rivet-notches. Held by Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1932.136 : A).

Edited by P. Watkins (HES) January 2013 (based on information compiled by R.R. Clarke)

  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Norwich - Bronze Age.
  • <S1> Publication: Norfolk Museums Service. 1966. Bronze Age Metalwork in Norwich Castle Museum. p 22; Fig 24.
  • <S2> Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 20 NW 258.
  • DAGGER (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

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Record last edited

Jun 14 2016 12:34PM

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