Poorly Located Find Spot record LKH 597 - Bronze Age rapier, River Little Ouse, Lakenheath
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Summary
Bronze rapier with trapezoid butt with two corner rivet holes. Formerly recorded as LKH MISC
Location
| Grid reference | TL 7 8 (point) Poorly located |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL78SW |
| Civil Parish | LAKENHEATH, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
| County | NORFOLK |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Bronze rapier with trapezoid butt with two corner rivet holes. Flat mid rib section extending to butt. Length 37.6 cms, weight 201.99 gms. Found in (or from?) `River Ouse, Lakenheath'. Found previous to 1920. Metallographically sampled on butt and near tip, results unknown. Purchased from Fenton collection by G F Lawrence in November 1927. Late MBA (S1)(S2)(S3). This may actually have come from the River in Brandon rather than Lakenheath parish, note position of other finds of BA metalwork from the Little Ouse. Norfolk HER County number 16545.
Formerly recorded as LKH MISC
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSF15896 (No record type): Pendleton C, The Distribution of BA metalwork in NW Suffolk, BA dissertation, Nottingham, 1985, numb.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: drawing (stolen Autumn 1981).
- <S2> SSF16661 (No record type): Pryor F, A catalogue of Brit & Irish Preh Bronzes in the Royal Ontaria Museum, 1980.
- <S3> SSF11644 (No record type): National Bronze Implements Catalogue, BM, Ms, fig.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 21 2020 8:47AM