NHER 7992 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age metal find
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Summary
A Bronze Age socketed copper alloy axehead was found on Frettenham Common at an uncertain date and location.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FRETTENHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
'Found on the common'.
Socketed axe, 106mm long ornamented with four vertical ribs ending in pellets. Looped. (S1), (S2). (S3).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Frettenham.
- --- 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. TG 21 NW 19.
- <S1> SNF969 Article in Serial: 1879. Appendix. Extracts from the Proceedings of the Committee and the General Meetings. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol VIII pp 326-341. p 327.
- <S2> SNF1427 Publication: Norwich Castle Museum. 1910. Catalogue of Antiquities in Norwich Castle Museum. p 277.
- <S3> SNF57092 Archive: British Museum. 1913 onwards. Bronze Age Index.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Jun 16 2016 11:17AM