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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy palstave of Middle Bronze Age date. Only a small fragment from the butt end survives, the remainder of the object now missing due to old breaks. It is rectangular in form with worn and incomplete rectangular flanges to either side giving it an H-shaped cross-section. Both faces have a worn and pitted dark green patina thatshows signs of active copper-alloy corrosion in places. This fragment measures 23.98mm in length, 25.05mm in width, 9.46mm in thickness, and 19.76g in weight.This is a fragment from a palstave of Middle Bronze Age date, c.1600-1000 BC.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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