Object: Sword
Completeness: Fragment
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Norwich Castle Museum, 87.964 (2),ex. L . Winters, 8 The Green, South Creake
Site: England,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): 156
Width (mm): 56 mm hilt
Thickness (mm): 9
Weight (g): 231
Patina: Green
Surface: Pitted
Associations: Part of a hoard of 3 swords, 2 spearheads + fragments of socket. Sword fragments do not join.
Remarks: Finder reported that hoard was in round container which disintegrated on removal. When reported (1964) finder thought container was of pottery but could not be sure.,Barbara Green