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Description: | A copper alloy fragment from the butt of a middle Bronze Age palstave dating to c 1600-1000 BC.The fragment is sub-rectangular in shape and only the butt survives. The axe has an angular butt and the sides gradually widen towards the break. Both sides of the palstave have high developed flanges, which increase gradually from the butt to from sub-triangular sides.The faces of the axe fragment are slightly concave, creating a H-shaped cross-section. The break is well worn and the damage probably occurred in antiquity. The fragment weighs 9.17g and measures 25.14mm in width, 18.67mm in length, 6.81mm in height (the height of the flanges) and the central area is 3.82mm in thickness.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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