Poorly Located Find Spot record MNL 998 - Bronze Age flanged or haft flanged axe, Wilde Street, Beck Row
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Summary
Bronze flanged or haft flanged axe, or possibly palstave. Formerly recorded as MNL MISC
Location
| Grid reference | TL 67 78 (point) Poorly located |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL67NE |
| Civil Parish | MILDENHALL, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
| Civil Parish | Beck Row, Holywell Row and Kenny Hill, Forest Heath, Suffolk |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Bronze flanged or haft flanged axe, or possibly palstave. Butt end only. Pitted with invasive corrosion. Length 7.5 cms, weight 139 gms. "Found in Wilde Street, Mildenhall, 1883" (S1)(S2)(S3).
Possibly Class 5 flanged axe (S4) of LEBA, or EMBA if haft flanged (S1).
Formerly recorded as MNL MISC
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSF50070 Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. IPSMG, card Mildenhall 1920-51.13,2,8, undated.
- <S2> SSF15915 (No record type): Pendleton C, The Distribution of BA Metalwork in NW Suffolk, BA dissertation, Nottingham, 1985, numb.
- <S3> SSF11643 (No record type): National Bronze Implements Catalogue, BM, (ill).
- <S4> SSF11834 (No record type): Needham S, The EBA Axeheads of Central & S England, PhD Thesis, Cardiff, 1983, 348-349, fig 84.
Finds (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 21 2020 8:47AM