NHER 5817 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age spear

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Summary

At an unspecified date a Bronze Age spearhead was recovered from an unknown location in Thetford. The upper part of midrib containing the socket was ridged so that the section near the point is almost square.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Class IV spearhead, upper part of midrib containing the socket, is ridged so that the section near the point is almost square. The socket is slightly fluted round the mouth (14.7cm long). Loops on socket.
See (S1).
Held by Ashmolean Museum in the Evans Collection.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Thetford.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Publication: Evans, J. 1881. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland. p 321; Fig 394.
  • SPEAR (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

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Record last edited

Oct 9 2013 9:38AM

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