NHER 51636 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age palstave mould

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Summary

Metal detecting in 2007 recovered an incomplete bronze valve from a two-piece looped palstave mould of Middle Bronze Age date. The other half of this mould was subsequently found in the adjacent field, along with the two halves of a second mould (NHER 58729). The recovery of two complete moulds at this location suggests that palstaves were potentially being produced here.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM29SE
Civil Parish	HEMPNALL, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

Before 1 May 2007. Metal detecting.
Found at [1]:
Middle Bronze Age incomplete single copper alloy valve from two-piece looped palstave mould.
See drawing (S1) and description in file.
Also recorded on PAS database [2].
A short report on this object was included in (S2).
Details received from C. Pendleton (SCCAS), 1 May 2007.
Subsequently declared Treasure and acquired by Norwich Castle Museum - see below.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 13 May 2020.

The Middle Bronze Age mould valve found in 2007 was the first of four such objects found at this location between 2007 and 2012. The second was found in the field to the east at some time prior to April 2020 (NHER 58729) and further searching of this area in 2012 recovered the other halves of these two moulds. At this point the two complete moulds were deemed to represent a hoard and reported as potential Treasure (Treasure case 2012 T722). They were declared Treasure on 22 April 2013 and subsequently acquired by Norwich Castle Museum in March 2014 (NWHCM : 2014.16).
P. Watkins (HES), 13 May 2020.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF100593 Publication: British Museum. 2014. Treasure Act Annual Report 2012. p 19.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF90917 Illustration: Suffolk County Council. 2007. Drawing of a Bronze Age looped palstave moulds.. Card. 1:1.
<S2> SNF100580 Publication: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and British Museum. 2009. Portable Antiquities and Treasure Annual Report 2007. p 46; No 33; Fig 33.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Middle Bronze Age - 1500 BC to 1150 BC)

Object Types (1)

MOULD (Middle Bronze Age - 1500 BC to 1150 BC)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Jun 12 2020 11:38PM