Find Spot record IKL 273 - Bronze Age cast flanged axe, Canada Farm
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Summary
Small cast flanged axe with slight stop-ridge. Formerly recorded as IKL MISC
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 77 75 (1000m by 1000m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL77NE |
| Civil Parish | ICKLINGHAM, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
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Full Description
Small cast flanged axe with slight stop-ridge. Length 7.2 cms, weight 78.37 gms. Found at Canada Farm, Icklingham, in 1878. Formerly part of Sir John Evans collection. An axe in the Arreton tradition of the late EBA (S1)(S2)(S3)(S4).
Formerly recorded as IKL MISC
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSF11646 (No record type): National Bronze Implements Catalogue, BM, Ms, ill.
- <S2> SSF15384 (No record type): OXFAS, card 1927.2374.
- <S3> SSF15731 (No record type): Pendleton C, `The distribution of BA metalwork in NW Suffolk', BA dissertation, Nottingham, 1985, nu.
- <S4> SSF11812 (No record type): Needham S P, 1983, The EBA Axeheads of Central & Southern England, unpub PhD Thesis, Cardiff, 338-33.
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Record last edited
May 21 2020 8:35AM