Object: Sword
Completeness: Fragment
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Norwich Castle Museum 87.964 (3),ex. L Winders, 8 The Green, South Creake
Site: Norfolk,Waterden (South Creake),c. 1952,Ploughed up
Discovery context: farm
Parish: Waterden
County: Norfolk
Country: England
Grid reference: TF/88763549
Year of discovery: 1952
Length (mm): 149.5
Width (mm): 51 (hilt)
Thickness (mm): 8
Weight (g): 189
Patina: Green
Surface: Pitted
Associations: Part of hoard of 3 swords, 2 spearheads + fragment of socket. Sword fragments do not join.
Remarks: Finder reported that hoard was in a round container which disintegrated on removal. When reported (1964) finder thought container was pottery but could not be sure.,Barbara Green