Poorly Located Find Spot record MNL 995 - Bronze Age axe, near Mildenhall

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Summary

Faceted socketed bronze axe, found `near Mildenhall'. Formerly recorded as MNL MISC

Location

Grid reference TL 67 78 (point) Poorly located
Map sheet TL67NE
Civil Parish MILDENHALL, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

Faceted socketed bronze axe, found `near Mildenhall'. Encrusted and pitted with small pockets of invasive corrosion. Green & bronze colour. 10.6 cms long, weight 214 gms. Purchased in 1900, from Fenton Collection (S1)(S2)(S3).

Formerly recorded as MNL MISC

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. IPSMG, card Mildenhall 1920-51.20, undated.
  • <S2> (No record type): Pendleton C, The Distribution of BA metalwork in NW Suffolk, BA dissertation, Nottingham, 1985, numb.
  • <S3> (No record type): National Bronze Implements Catalogue, BM, (ill).

Finds (1)

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

May 21 2020 8:47AM

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