Find Spot record 0238204000 - THAMES AT BOVENEY LOCK
Summary
Late Bronze Age metalwork found in the Thames at Boveney Lock
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Undated)
Description
BRONZE SICKLE WITH CYLINDRICAL SOCKET FOR HANDLE & 2 RIVET HOLES; BLADE HAS CENTRAL RIDGE, IS CURVED & APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN SHARP ON BOTH SIDES. (FURTHER DESC & ILLUS)(B1). SICKLE IS LBA 1 DATE: RING-SOCKETED TYPE (B2). DISCUSSION & ILLUS (B3). SICKLE SEEN & PHOTOGRAPHED (B4).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC14735 Bibliographic reference: SOC OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON PROC. 2ND SERIES 5 18 73 P95-96/ VCH BERKS 1 P96.
- <2>SBC9990 Article in monograph: B O'Connor. 1980. CROSS CHANNEL RELATIONS IN THE LATER BRONZE AGE PART II P479 (BAR 591).
- <3>SBC5436 Article in serial: Cyril Fox. 1939. 'SOCKETED BRONZE SICKLES OF THE BRITISH ISLES', IN PPS 5 (NEW SERIES) PT2, P224 & PLXXIV N0.7. Vol 5, Part 2.
- <4>SBC8055 Photograph: M E FARLEY & A R PIKE NOV 1979 VISIT TO WINDSOR GU ILDHALL MUSEUM (PHOTO FILED).
Location
| Grid reference | SU 94400 77700 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DORNEY, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- SICKLE (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC12692)
Record last edited
Nov 17 1987 12:00AM
