Poorly Located Find Spot record LMD 295 - Findspot of 4 Bronze-Age socketed axes

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Summary

Four socketed axes and one `lump' from Long Melford. Formerly recorded as LMD MISC

Location

Grid reference	TL 87 47 (point) Poorly located
Map sheet	TL84NE
Civil Parish	LONG MELFORD, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Full Description

Four socketed axes and one `lump' from Long Melford. Recorded on card index in Norwich Castle Museum compiled by R R Clarke (in 1940s-1960s). Listed as in St Albans Museum at time of compilation (S1)(R1) but not recorded there in January 1992 (S2).
Socketed axe sold at Sotheby's in 1956 may be from this hoard (see CRN 05905). Note Holywell Row hoard also formerly in St Albans Museum were loaned by Capt Ball, whose collection was subsequently sold at Sothebys in 1949.

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Formerly recorded as LMD MISC

Sources/Archives (3)

<R1> SSF12223 (No record type): NWHCM, Clarke R R, card index, Suffolk BA.
<S1> SSF12234 (No record type): NWHCM, Margeson S M, March 1992.
<S2> SSF21580 (No record type): St Albans Museum, letter, January 1992.

Finds (3)

FSF13214: HOARD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
FSF13215: SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
FSF13216: INGOT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)

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Record last edited

May 21 2020 8:36AM