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Bronze Age palstave (fragment)
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St. Albans District Council, Julian Watters, 2011-05-11 10:36:40
Title
Bronze Age palstave (fragment)
Description
English: A fragment of a copper-alloy palstave of Middle Bronze Age date.

The piece represents the apex of the recessed handle attachment. The top edge is horizontal, the outer sides splay towards the point of the irregular break. On the less damaged side, the upper end of the side flange is visible. The artefact is heavily encrusted. It measures 24.8mm long, 21.3mm wide and up to 10.3mm thick. The weight is 12.92g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Bedford
Date between 1500 BC and 1150 BC
Accession number
FindID: 438835
Old ref: BH-962966
Filename: BA_axe_10_38_432.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/326897
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/326897/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/438835
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