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Description: | Incomplete bronze looped palstave of Middle Bronze Age date (1200 BC - 700 BC). Length 116mm, maximum width 38.5mm. Weight 259.83g.The palstave has a gently flaring blade and the loop, butt and cutting edge are lost due to old damage. Decorative motif below stop is a sunken shield with a central rib. Four fine ribs occur on each face of the septum near the stop ridge. Reduced flange crests due to old damage. The shallow stumps of the loop remain on one side. Corroded overall due to bronze disease.
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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