Bronze Age palstave from Potton Island (EHER 11213)

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Summary

Palstave (Curwen type 2) with flanges and stop ridge and trident decoration below stop ridge.

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Grid reference	TQ 95 91 (point)
Civil Parish	BARLING MAGNA, ROCHFORD, ESSEX

Type and Period

FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2600 BC to 701 BC)

Description

Palstave (Curwen type 2) with flanges and stop ridge and trident decoration below stop ridge. Found during building operations. <1> <2> Cast from a palstave from Potton Island now in Prittlewell Priory Museum. <3> NRHE data transfer: no new information.

Finds

PALSTAVE (Bronze Age - 2600 BC to 701 BC)

Sources

<1> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TQ99SE5.
<2> SEX77238 Article in serial: Essex Society for Archaeology and History. 1960. Archaeological Notes. Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society. 25. 382-392. p.388.
<3> SEX24257 Artifact: Prittlewell Priory Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Prittlewell Priory Museum. Cast of palstave.

Related Events (1)

Non-Archaeological Intervention: Chance find by unknown from Potten Island, 1960 (EEX62991)

Other References

Old SMR Number: TQ99
NRHE identifier: 420517
National Monuments Record: TQ 99 SE 5

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