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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy (bronze) palstave axe with side loop of Bronze Age date from the period 1050-950 BC which fits with Wilburton and Penard assemblages of the Middle and Late Bronze Age and fits with Needham Period 5-6 Metalworking Assemblage XThe blade of the palstave is sub-oval or tongue shaped in plan. The cutting edge measures 30mm in width and is 3mm thick. The cutting edge is blunt. In profile the blade is sub-triangular with the widest section being before the stop ridge. The object measures 22mm in width and 24mm thick at the stop ridge. Below the stop two faint ridges or ribs are visible on one face of the object. There is no visible decoration on the opposite face.The rear part of the axe (from the stop ridge to the butt) is sub-rectangular in plan and sub-triangular in section (profile). The butt of the axe has been damaged and is incomplete. The butt end measures 17mm in width and is 2.5mm thick. The septum (the area between the flange facets and the stop ridge) measures 65mm in length. The septum is 4mm deep at the stop ridge and the sides are very slightly flanged at 1mm. The flanges may have been misscast or more likely have been lost due to abrasion. The remaining edge is rough and undulating. The side loop measures 25mm in length externally and is 11mm in length internally. There are no visible casting seems.The object has a dark brownish black patina however has been soaked in olive oil by the finder. The surface is uneven due to abrasion.Dimensions: 145mm in length, 30mm in width, 24mm thick and 225g in weight.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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