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Description: | Transitional palstave with trident decoration. Slim axehead with narrow waist beneath stop, sides expanding gently to the cutting edge. Prominent stop. Almost identical to finished palstave from same findspot in all aspects except blade shape. Trident decoration in form of raised ribs. Surface condition good with little encrustaion and a brown/ orange patina. Butt-end shows casting imperfection (?burst bubble) and encrusted ?break (?casting imperfection). Length 169mm, cutting edge width c.40mm (not inclusive of casting flash), weighs 498g. Probably date to Penard phase (late MBA/ beg. LBA) c.1150-1300 BC. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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