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Description: | Looped palstave of Late Middle Bronze Age cast in a bi-valve mould. Length 151mm, maximum width, at blade end 38mm, maximum thickness, at stop ridge 28mm. weight 322g. The edges of the flanges are abraded and the whole cutting edge of the blade has been chipped in antiquity. Decoration on both sides of the blade beneath the curving stop ridge is in the form of a shield combined with a central rib to form a "trident" pattern. A casting seam is visible on the looped edge only. Small areas of a mid to dark green patina survive overall. However, the implement is suffering from the effects of bronze disease and is in poor condition.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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