Record Details

NHER Number:4452
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Bronze Age axehead

Summary

A Bronze Age copper alloy socketed and looped axehead was found. The exact location and nature of its discovery are unclear.

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Location

Parish:HILGAY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

Bronze socketed and two looped axe 89mm long.
BM W.G. 1929.
R.R. Clarke (NCM).

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Associated Finds

  • SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Archive: British Museum. 1913 onwards. Bronze Age Index.
---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. Hilgay.

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