NHER 5816 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age rapier, Little Ouse
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Summary
At an unspecified date a Bronze Age rapier was found in the Little Ouse near Thetford. This sword had imperfect rivet holes at the base.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
Little Ouse near Thetford.
Bronze rapier 45cm (17.75in) long originally 52cm (20.5in) long. Stabbing sword. Imperfect rivet holes at base - cast in the blade.
Held by Ashmolean Museum as part of Evans Collection.
See sources (S1-5).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Associated Sources (8)
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Thetford.
- --- 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 88 SE 73; TL 88 SE 75.
- <S1> SNF5932 Publication: Evans, J. 1881. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland. pp 250-252; Fig 316.
- <S2> SNF1141 Monograph: 1901. The Victoria History of Norfolk. The Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol 1. pp 270, 277.
- <S3> SNF4863 Publication: Bronze Age Metalwork in Norwich Castle Museum.
- <S4> SNF6083 Publication: Fox, C. 1923. The Archaeology of the Cambridge Region: a topographical study of the Bronze, Early Iron, Roman, and Anglo-Saxon Ages, with an introductory note on the Neolithic Age. p 56.
- <S5> SNF1806 Article in Monograph: Sainty, J. E. 1935. Norfolk Prehistory. British Association for the Advancement of Science. Report of the Annual Meeting, 1935. Norwich, September 4-11. British Association for the Advancement of Science. Appendix pp 60-71. p 68.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- RAPIER (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Jul 7 2016 10:50AM