Record Details
| NHER Number: | 29157 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Middle Bronze Age ceremonial bronze dirk from My Lord's Wood |
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Summary
In 1988, a Middle Bronze Age ceremonial bronze dirk was discovered by chance, set vertically in the ground. It is now in display in the British Museum.
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Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 74 00 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF70SW |
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| Parish: | OXBOROUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1988. My Lord's Wood. [1].
Owner tripped over the butt end of a ceremonial bronze dirk which was vertical in the ground. Findspot only located as area 8m wide, 50m long.
Dirk seen in NCM 1989, and in British Museum 1990.
1 May 1990. Site visit by A. Rogerson and member of the public. [2]
Precise findspot could not be relocated.
Dirk 709mm long with parallels in Holland and France. A small example from Kimberley (NHER 8891) in British Museum. See (S1).
E. B. Green (NCM), 29 May 1992.
Purchased by British Museum in 1995.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Middle Bronze Age - 1450 BC to 1300 BC)
Associated Finds
- CEREMONIAL OBJECT (Middle Bronze Age - 1450 BC to 1300 BC)
- DIRK (Middle Bronze Age - 1450 BC to 1300 BC)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Unpublished Document: Letter. |
| --- | Map: Finder's Map.. |
| --- | Serial: Butler, J.J. & Bakker, J.A.. 1961. Helinium.. Vol 1. |
| --- | Publication: Butler, J.J. & Sarfatij, H.. 1970. ROB. |
| --- | Monograph: Burgess, C.B. and Gerloff, S. 1981. The Dirks and Rapiers of Great Britain and Ireland. Prahistorische Bronzefunde. 4 Bd. 7. |
| --- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1994. [Articles on the purchase of the Oxborough ceremonial bronze dirk]. |
| --- | Newspaper Article: Lynn News. 1995. 3,400-yr-old dagger sells for £52,000. 21 February. |
| --- | Article in Serial: Needham, S. 1990. Middle Bronze Age Ceremonial Weapons: new finds from Oxborough, Norfolk and Essex/Kent. Antiquaries Journal. Vol LXX Pt II pp 239-252. pp 239-240. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Illustration: Finds Illustrations. |
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