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Description: | An incomplete Bronze Age cast copper-alloy looped palstave (1500 BC-1150 BC).The butt, flanges, septum and part of the blade are missing.At the top a small portion of the septum survives where there is an oblique break at the side. Opposite this break there is a small loop but the hole has not formed during the casting process. The blade flares evenly to oblique breaks on the lower part. Consequently, none of the cutting edge has survived. Each face of the blade has a central vertical rib and at the top of one rib, just below the curved stop, there is a crudely formed shield design. In side view, the implement is an elongated 'V' shape.This palstave is corroded and has traces of a dark grey patina. A vertical casting seam is just barely visible on each side.Length: 93.40mm; width: 40.11mm; thickness: 27.39mm; width of septum: 5.92mm. Weight: 219.14g.
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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