Find Spot record SUF 002 - Low-flanged axe, 12. (BA)
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Summary
Low-flanged axe, 12. Previously SUF Misc.
Location
| Grid reference | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
| County | SUFFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Low-flanged axe, 12.8cms long with dark green patina & bright green pocking. Edge blunted with small indentations. Edge bevel at base of decorative panels of chevrons on blade faces, also cable decorated (?on flange sides). Needham class 4Eb low-flanged axe (S1).
According to Evans (R1) from Suffolk, locality unknown, but possibly based entirely on place of purchase (S1). Purchased in 1872 at the Spelman sale in Suffolk (R5) by Sir John Evans. Previously SUF Misc.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <S1> SSF11826 (No record type): Needham S P, The EBA Axeheads of Central & Southern England, unpub PhD thesis, Cardiff, 1983, 361, f.
- <R1> SSF6038 (No record type): Evans J, 1881, 48, fig 7.
- <R2> SSF11453 (No record type): Montelius 1909, fig 40.
- <S2> SSF54455 Bibliographic reference: 1911. Victoria County History, Suffolk (VCH). 276.
- <R3> SSF1340 (No record type): BM, National Bronze Implements catalogue.
- <R4> SSF11151 (No record type): Megaw, B.R.S. & Hardy, E.M. Megaw & Hardy 1938, 301, no. 90 (R5) Spelman sale catalogue 1872, 26 September, lots 42-45.
Finds (1)
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Record last edited
Oct 20 2015 11:08AM