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Description: | Possible butt of a Bronze Age (c. -1500 to c. -950) palstave: The copper alloy fragment is a sub rectangle with one lone edge being broken, and this edge has a dark green matte patina, the other edges are heavily abraded and have a mottled turquoise and green matte surface. In profile the fragment is triangular with the dark green matte broken edge forming the thick part of the fragment. The upper and lower surface of the fragment has a shiny dark green patina which has feint marks of probable hammering. The fragment measures 25.01mm wide, 16.69mm wide, 6.72mm thick and weighs 8.15g.The hammering and surface condition suggests a possible Bronze Age date. The wedge shaped profile to the fragment suggests it may be the butt of a palstave or an axe. The fragment is probably dated to the middle Bronze Age (c. -1500 to c. -950).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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