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Description: | A fragment of a cast copper alloy palstave of Middle Bronze Age date (c. 1500 BC - c. 1150 BC). Length: 40.7mm; width; 24.2mm and 13.2mm thick. Weight: 34.26g. The fragment consists of the extreme butt end. In plan, it has parallel sides and a rounded end. The septum tapers slightly from an old oblique break towards the rounded end. The flanges are well developed and prominent but they are abraded on their upper surfaces. In side view the flanges flare out and appear to have been quite high when the implement was complete. The break may have occurred along a weak point due to a number of gas bubble voids that are clearly visible. No casting seams are visible. The object is corroded in places and has deposits of powdery green copper alloy corrosion products. However, the surfaces mainly have a light to mid-green patina.
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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