Poorly Located Find Spot record MNL 889 - Findspot of 2 Bronze-Age celts of different forms

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Summary

"Two celts of bronze of different forms, found near Mildenhall", were exhibited by Sir H E Bunbury at the first quarterly general meeting of the Bury & W Suffolk Archaeological Institute on 8th June 1848 (S1). 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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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

"Two celts of bronze of different forms, found near Mildenhall", were exhibited by Sir H E Bunbury at the first quarterly general meeting of the Bury & W Suffolk Archaeological Institute on 8th June 1848 (S1). One is probably BSEMH 1977-735, a bronze cast and intensively hammered haft flanged axe with slight stop ridge, 15.3 cms long. Presented by Sir H Bunbury, EMBA (S2)(S3)(S4)(S5).
The other may be IPSMG 1932.49 ? An EBA thin butted flat axe, 11.7 cms long; purchased at sale of Sir Henry Bunbury`s effects in 1932 (CRN 09289).

Formerly recorded as MNL MISC

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <S1> Bibliographic reference: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. PSIA, 1, 1849, 24.
  • <S2> (No record type): BSEMH, 1977-735.
  • <S3> (No record type): Pendleton C, The Distribution of BA metalwork in NW Suffolk, BA dissertation, Nottingham, 1985, numb.
  • <S4> (No record type): Edwardson A R, BA Metalwork in Moyses Hall, 1968, pl 1.
  • <S5> (No record type): BSEMH, catalogue, 1903.

Finds (3)

Protected Status/Designation

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Record last edited

May 21 2020 8:47AM

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