Find Spot record ERL 284 - Findspot of a Bronze-Age copper flat axe with broad thin butt
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Summary
Copper flat axe with broad thin butt. Formerly recorded as ERL MISC
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 75 78 (1000m by 1000m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL77NE |
| Civil Parish | ERISWELL, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Copper flat axe with broad thin butt. Trapezoidal form with slightly expanded cutting edge. Brown patina. Length 14.3cms, weight 727 grms (S1). Metal analysed by Britton (S2). Formerly Prigg, then Evans Collection (S1). (May be same as CRN 07959 though catalogue numbers listed as different.)
A bevelled axe also has a home in Eriswell - no more is known.
Formerly recorded as ERL MISC
Sources/Archives (5)
- <S1> SSF15691 (No record type): Pendleton C F, The distribution of BA metalwork in NW Suffolk, BA dissertation, Nottingham, 1985, li.
- <R1> SSF4209 (No record type): Crawford O G S, Geog J, 40, 1912, 309.
- <S2> SSF1585 (No record type): Britton D, PPS, 29, 1963, 298.
- <S3> SSF11816 (No record type): Needham S P, PhD thesis, Catalogue SF4, 336-7.
- <S4> SSF3824 (No record type): Coghlan H H and Case H, PPS, 23, 1957, 118-119.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 21 2020 8:47AM