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Bronze Age Palstaves and Bracelet Fragments. Treasure case no. 2008 T152
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British Museum, Frank Basford, 2008-08-28 13:46:30
Title
Bronze Age Palstaves and Bracelet Fragments. Treasure case no. 2008 T152
Description
English: Fourteen copper alloy fragments of a bracelet and two palstaves. The deepest find was about 30cm below the surface. Treasure case no. 2008 T152.

Description:

1. Fragment of copper alloy bracelet. Tubular section with light green patina with pitted surface.

L: 43.0mm; W: 12.0mm; Wt: 26.0g.

2. Fragment of copper alloy bracelet. Tubular section with light green patina with pitted surface.

L: 53.0mm; W: 8.0mm; Wt: 22.0g.

3. Fragment of copper alloy bracelet. Tubular section with light green patina with pitted surface. L: 39.0mm; W: 10.0mm; Wt: 14.0g.

4. Fragment of copper alloy bracelet. Tubular section with light green patina with pitted surface.

L: 11.0mm; W: 7.0mm; Wt: 5.0g.

5. Fragment of copper alloy bracelet. Tubular section with light green patina with pitted surface.

L: 35.0mm; W: 8.0mm; Wt: 20.0g.

6. Fragment of copper alloy bracelet. Tubular section with light green patina with pitted surface.

L: 24.0mm; W: 6.0mm; Wt: 6.0g.

7. Fragment of copper alloy bracelet. Tubular section with light green patina with pitted surface.

L: 18.0mm; W: 5.0mm; Th: 2.0mm; Wt: 1.0g.

8. Fragment of copper alloy bracelet. Tubular section with light green patina with pitted surface.

L: 19.0mm; W: 6.0mm; Wt: 3.0g.

9. Fragment of copper alloy bracelet. Tubular section with light green patina with pitted surface.

L: 6.0mm; W: 6.0mm; Wt: 2.0g.

10. Fragment of copper alloy bracelet. Tubular section with light green patina with pitted surface.

L: 37.0mm; W: 8.0mm; Wt: 19.0g.

11. Fragment of copper alloy bracelet. Tubular section with light green patina with pitted surface.

L: 40.0mm; W: 6.0mm; Wt: 14.0g.

12. Fragment of copper alloy bracelet. Tubular section with light green patina with pitted surface.

L: 23.0mm; W: 7.0mm; Wt: 6.0g.

13. Fragment of copper alloy bracelet. Tubular section with light green patina with pitted surface.

L: 21.0mm; W: 9.0mm; Wt: 9.0g.

14. Fragment of copper alloy bracelet. Tubular section with light green patina with pitted surface.

L: 21.0mm; W: 7.0mm; Wt: 7.0g.

15. Fragment of palstave. Light green patina with pitted surface.

L: 56.0mm; W: 22.0mm; Th: 17.0mm; Wt: 71.0g.

16. Fragment of palstave. Light green patina with pitted surface.

L: 114.0mm; W: 54.0mm; Th: 23.0mm; Wt: 343.0g.

17. Fragment of palstave. Light green patina with pitted surface.

L: 151.0mm; W: 41.0mm; Th: 19.0mm; Wt: 380.0g.

Dimensions (millimetres/grams) L: length W: width Th: thickness Wt: weight

Discussion:

Fourteen copper alloy fragments of an annular bracelet and two palstaves were placed in ground. The objects though fragmentary though can be typologically dated to the Taunton phase (1400-1150 BC) of the Bronze Age (Needham et al. 1997). The practice of metalwork deposition on the Isle of Wight is well documented (Northover 2001). Traditional interpretations see these as metalworkers' reserves stored for later use. However, the failure to recover so many stored metal objects implies that recovery may not always have been the aim. Conclusion:

Though contextual details are sparse, it is probable that these objects formed a single original deposit or hoard dispersed through the actions of the plough seems very likely. This material is eligible as Treasure under the new Treasure Order (2002) being a base-metal prehistoric find containing two or more metal objects.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Isle of Wight
Date between 1400 BC and 1150 BC
Accession number
FindID: 227326
Old ref: IOW-05DBA2
Filename: 2008 T152.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/185608
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/185608/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/227326
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