Poorly Located Find Spot record LKH 500 - Findspot of an Iron-Age iron sword in a bronze scabbard
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Summary
Iron sword in bronze scabbard. Formerly recorded as LKH MISC
Location
| Grid reference | TL 7 8 (point) Poorly located |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL78SW |
| Civil Parish | LAKENHEATH, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Iron sword in bronze scabbard. Found 1913 - `bronze sword-sheath (still containing the rusted remains of the sword) from Lakenheath' (S1). Purchased 1915, 30 ins x 1.7 ins (S2).
Assigned by Piggott to his `group II Hunsbury type', of La Tene II derivation, C2 BC - AD C1 (R2).
Formerly recorded as LKH MISC
Sources/Archives (4)
- <R1> SSF3627 (No record type): Clarke R R, `IA in Norf & Suff', Archaeol J, 95, 1939, 108.
- <S1> SSF6583 (No record type): Fox C, The Archaeol of the Cambridge Region, 1923, 107, plate 18-1.
- <S2> SSF15593 (No record type): PCAS, 20, 1915-1916, 15.
- <R2> SSF16394 (No record type): Piggott S, `Swords & Scabbards of the British early IA', PPS, 16, 1950, 6, fig 2.3,26.
Finds (2)
- FSF4651: SWORD (Iron Age - 800 BC? to 42 AD?)
- FSF4652: SCABBARD (Iron Age - 800 BC? to 42 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 21 2020 8:47AM