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Record ID: NMS-A654E9
Object type: COMBINATION TOOL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Bronze Age semi-hard hammer struck tertiary combination tool, of lightly patinated mottled light grey and brown flint with invasive pressure flake scars to both lateral edges on the dorsal face only, the distal end is steeply retouched to form an end scraper. Perhaps this was used as a skinning and scraping tool. 43 x 27 x 7.5 mm.
Created on: Monday 4th July 2016
Last updated: Monday 4th July 2016
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Record ID: NMS-A5D66C
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Bronze Age complete plano-convex knife of white and light grey patinated flint, made from a secondary hard hammer struck flake with a thick sandy coloured piece of cortex remaining unworked and presumably forming the "back" of the knife. The cutting edge is extensively and invasively pressure flaked at an angle with the flake scars reaching beyond the centre line of the dorsal face. Measuring 58 x 26 x 7 mm.
Created on: Monday 4th July 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2016
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Record ID: NMS-A633FE
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Bronze Age socketed axe head. Broken across the base of the socket, upper part missing, flaring from the break to a crescentic cutting edge. The surface is very worn, corroded and pitted with only patches of brown patina surviving. There appears to be a median longitudinal arris or rib on both faces, although the level of corrosion makes it difficult to be certain. Surviving width of cutting edge 48mm. Surviving length 50mm. Surviving thickness 16mm. Weight 99.4g.
Created on: Wednesday 22nd June 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd September 2021
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Record ID: NMS-6DAFAC
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Dispersed late Bronze Age hoard of copper-alloy objects, consisting of: 1. Socketed axehead. Slightly miscast sub-rectangular mouth with a prominent moulding above a shallow moulding, D-sectioned side loop, rectangular-sectioned body flaring slightly to the curved cutting edge which has slight but probably not very ancient damage. Cast decoration in the form of six vertical lines terminating in pellets on each face. Casting seam more prominent on the loop and near the mount. Fragments of organic material, probably wood, survive in the socket. Length 116mm. Mouth 40 x 41mm. Cuttin…
Created on: Saturday 14th May 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd May 2022
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Record ID: NMS-183C7E
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age penannular ring fragment, or 'ring money'. Sub-oval-section, slightly flattened on the upper and lower face, with a copper alloy core and outer banded gold sheath. The banding appears lighter with an almost silvery colour on the outer face and a darker, slightly blackened appearance on the inner face. Broken at both ends with possible traces of having been cut or chopped. The exposed copper alloy surface is fairly corroded, suggesting ancient breaks. See NMS-5D0C86 for a similar complete example. Weight 5.7g. Width 8.5mm. Surviving diameter 17.5mm.
Created on: Thursday 10th March 2016
Last updated: Monday 27th April 2020
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Record ID: NMS-DCA196
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
17 bronze socketed axes, 7 socketed axe fragments, two sheet fragments, one blade fragment, one knife and one winged axe fragment were found whilst metal-detecting in August 2006. 1070 Socketed Axe - Southern English Ribbed Type Complete socketed axe, sub-square mouth with double mouth moulding from which loop springs, four ribs on each face, edges to face sharply defined by a rib extending part way down blade, sides slightly concave before expanding out to asymmetrically curved sharpened blade edge, several very small holes in surface of faces (possibly casting flaws), casting flash…
Created on: Wednesday 24th February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 19th July 2023
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Record ID: NMS-D3F08B
Object type: PLANO CONVEX KNIFE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Bronze Age plano-convex knife made from a hard hammer struck secondary flake of unpatinated black flint with steep retouch to blunt one edge, the other is finely and invasively pressure flaked mainly along the bulbar face and forms the cutting edge. 47 x 26.5 x 8mm.
Created on: Wednesday 6th January 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 6th January 2016
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Record ID: NMS-AF3139
Object type: RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably Late Bronze Age copper alloy ring. Circular-sectioned, narrowing slightly at one point perhaps through wear. Irregular corrosion, with a grey sheen from a high white metal content on the patinated areas. External diameter 41.5mm. Internal diameter 39.5mm. Diameter of section 6 - 8mm. 1000 - 701BC.
Created on: Monday 24th August 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 5th October 2021
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Record ID: NMS-E6BF8C
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Bronze Age Flanged axehead with straight sides slightly convex in section, sub-rectangular heel, blade expanding sharply towards crescentic cutting edge now damaged and corroded with one corner missing, slight cast flanges, slight transverse bevel ridge on both faces at the junction of the hafting surface and the blade below which is a broad band of very faint multiple short vertical grooves. Heavily corroded with pitting and blistering, particularly on one face. Length 95mm. Surviving width at blade 48mm. Thickness at mid-point of flange 11.5mm. Weight 155.9g. Cast flanged axes…
Created on: Wednesday 15th October 2014
Last updated: Monday 20th April 2020
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Record ID: NMS-D2C93E
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Two joining fragments of Late Bronze Age sword blade. Lenticular-section, parallel sided, the cutting edge completely missing. The breaks at either end are fairly granular, the joining break cleaner and granular but corroded. Surviving length 96mm. Width 38.5mm. Thickness 7mm. Circa 1000 - 800 BC.
Created on: Tuesday 14th October 2014
Last updated: Thursday 16th October 2014
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