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Description: | An incomplete Middle Bronze Age palstave (1500 BC-1150 BC).The blade of the implement is missing.In plan, the sides are almost parallel and in side view it is sub-triangular. On one side, the flanges are complete and they are incomplete on the opposite side as there has been loss of material along the tops. The septum tapers from the bottom towards the butt end. At the bottom, adjacent to the stops, the thickness is 6.4mm and at the butt end the thickness is 3.9mm. On the butt end there is a 'V'-shaped notch which appears to have been deliberately manufactured rather than being accidental. The prominent stops are horizontal and have a thickness of 23.3mm. Below each stop there is a concave area which may have originally been shield-shaped. The break below these features is irregular and old. There is no indication of a loop, casting seams or hammering.This implement, including the break, has uneven surfaces and largely has a well developed mid-brown patina. In some small areas, where the patina is absent, active bronze disease is present.70.8 x 21.7 x 23.3mm. Weight: 120.51g.
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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