Poorly Located Find Spot record FEX 405 - Artefact scatter of 2 Bronze-Age basal looped spearheads and a socketed axe
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 29 35 (10000m by 10000m) Poorly located |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM23NE |
| Civil Parish | FELIXSTOWE, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
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Full Description
Two basal looped spearheads & socketed axe from Felixstowe, obtained by IPSMG in 1920:- 1920-51.19 "socketed celt, considerably corroded"; 1920-51.40 "socketed spearhead with side loops. Part missing"; 1920-51.41 "socketed spearhead with side loops. Much pitted". (S1)
Spearheads listed by Rowlands as basal looped:- 1920-51.40, Misc group (similar to Stibbard hoard spearheads), 18.6 cms. long; 1920-51.41, group 3, 10.6 cms. long, plate 40. (S2). Note: acquired by IPSMG at same time as FEX 010 (a socketed axe and 2 spearheads) & thought by museum staff (in 1951!) to have been found with FEX 010 (S3).
Formerly recorded as FEX MISC
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 21 2020 8:35AM