File:Bronze Age Palstave (FindID 787194).jpg

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Bronze Age Palstave
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Frank Basford, 2016-06-01 12:52:28
Title
Bronze Age Palstave
Description
English: An incomplete Bronze Age copper-alloy palstave (1600 BC-1001 BC).

This is the lower part of the implement incorporating the blade. The butt, septum, flanges and cutting edge are missing due to breaks. It is sub-rectangular in plan and 'V'-shaped in side view. The cutting edge is broken and corroded.

This implement is corroded with a matt green patina. At the top is an uneven transverse break.

Length: 48.7mm; width: 32.9mm; thickness: 14.6mm. Weight: 73.05g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Isle of Wight
Date between 1600 BC and 1001 BC
Accession number
FindID: 787194
Old ref: IOW-E0A0B2
Filename: IOW20167153.JPG
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/568910
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/568910/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/787194
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