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Bronze Age palstave (fragment)
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St. Albans District Council, Julian Watters, 2011-05-17 13:14:38
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 width expands towards the point of the break, and the top portions of the sides flanges exist. One of the narrow outer faces has a vertical casting flash at the centre. The heavily corroded surfaces retain patches of a dark greenish-brown patina. The piece measures 26.1mm long, 24.8mm wide and 9.6mm thick. The weight is 19.7g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Bedford
Date between 1500 BC and 1150 BC
Accession number
FindID: 442566
Old ref: BH-2661F4
Filename: BA_axe_11_65_11.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/327847
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/327847/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/442566
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