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Description: | Incomplete cast bronze un-looped palstave of Middle Bronze Age date (1500 BC - 1200 BC). One of a hoard of three implements (Treasure case no. BM2005 T274). Length 143mm, maximum width 52mm, maximum thickness 26mm. Weight 378g. (the weight includes some soil).The butt end is missing and the flanges on one side are also broken and missing. The stop is indistinct. The flared blade has lost its corroded surface on one side and some of its corroded surface on the other side. The cutting edge is also lost. The implement is suffering from active bronze disease and the breaks are old.
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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