Poorly Located Find Spot record BRD 362 - Findspot of a large Bronze-Age bronze chisel

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Summary

Large bronze ?chisel. Formerly recorded as BRD MISC

Location

Grid reference TL 78 85 (point) Poorly located
Map sheet TL78NE
Civil Parish BRANDON, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Large bronze ?chisel. Described as having `folded over (i.e. not cast) funnel-shaped socket' and long blade, initially of square cross section but thinning to rectangular near chisel like end. Length 23.1cm, socket mouth diameter (ext) 2.3cm, length of socket 5.0cm, width of blade 1cm. Has white rectangular label marked 9363 - Brandon M.M.T. in dark ink and a second circular white label with 275 (over) 3 pencilled on it (S1). Catalogue entry records Brandon, Sussex, but no such location known. Many other objects in museum from Brandon, Suffolk suggest this also from Suffolk. BM, National Bronze Implements Catalogue, records from Brandon, Suffolk - formerly property of Mons. Fellardent. Sold at Sotherby's, 14.12.1925, Lot 275. LBA? (S2).

Formerly recorded as BRD MISC

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <S1> (No record type): National Museum of Ireland (Cahill M), letter & catalogue entry, November 1991.
  • <M1> Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: (S3).
  • <S2> (No record type): Pendleton C, The Distribution of BA Metalwork in NW Suffolk, BA dissertation, 1985, no. 275, ill.
  • <M2> (No record type): Photographs: CQO 24.
  • <S3> (No record type): National Museum of Ireland, slide (and 3 black & white photos in parish file), CQO 24, 1991.

Finds (1)

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Record last edited

May 21 2020 8:36AM

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