Poorly Located Find Spot record BSE 538 - Findspot of a Bronze-Age narrow bladed bronze flanged chisel, palstave form

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Summary

Narrow bladed bronze flanged chisel, palstave form, unlooped. Formerly recorded as BSE MISC

Location

Grid reference	Centred TL 85 64 (10000m by 10000m) Poorly located
Map sheet	TL86SE
Civil Parish	BURY ST EDMUNDS, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Full Description

Narrow bladed bronze flanged chisel, palstave form, unlooped, 14.4 by 3.3 cms. Plain but completely stripped and badly pitted by former invasive corrosion. "Probably from Bury St Edmunds". Purchased from Major Moor collection (S1)(S2).

Formerly recorded as BSE MISC

Sources/Archives (3)

<S1> SSF50070 Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. IPSMG, card 1934-64, 1934.
<S2> SSF9869 (No record type): IPSMG, Plunkett T, verbal description, May 1992.
<S3> SSF17816 Bibliographic reference: Rowlands M J. 1976. The Organisation of Middle Bronze Age Metalworking. no 1122.

Finds (2)

FSF13303: PALSTAVE (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
FSF13304: CHISEL (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)

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Record last edited

May 21 2020 8:47AM