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Description: | Pair of palstaves, found after 1947 and reported to the Norfolk SMR in 1957. They are thought to have been found together.
One palstave is looped, with trident decoration and sides flaring to a splayed and curved cutting edge with pronounced chamfering. The axehead is in good conndition with much of its patina remaining and tooling/ filing marks clearly visible along the casting seams. There is a slight depression on both sides of the hafting area. Some damage to cutting edge and butt end. Length 159mm, cutting edge width 67mm, weighs 554g. Cf. Schmidt & Burgess (1981) nos.824-832. The second palstave, in contrast, is unlooped and has a heavily pitted surface, obscuring much of its detail. It has a prominent midrib creating deep depressions either side of the midrib. The blade is roughly triangular, the gently curved cutting edge appearing chamfered and slightly mangled. Slight damage to the butt. Length 169mm, cutting edge width 65mm, weighs 468g. Cf. Schmidt & Burgess (1981) plate 59 & 60 for similar palstaves. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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