Record Details
| NHER Number: | 4727 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Bronze Age metal find |
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Summary
A Bronze Age copper alloy palstave was dredged from the River Wissey at an unknown date.
Images - none
Location
| Parish: | STOKE FERRY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Dredged from River Wissey. Bronze palstave 157mm long with side loop and trident ornament. Form of blade unusual the sides having a sudden convex swell about 1.3cm (1/2 an inch) behind the cutting edge instead of the normal
gradual curve. Rather corroded.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Associated Finds
- PALSTAVE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Stoke Ferry. |
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