File:Bronze Age palstave (fragment) (FindID 726433).jpg

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Bronze Age palstave (fragment)
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St. Albans District Council, Julian Watters, 2015-06-10 14:04:10
Title
Bronze Age palstave (fragment)
Description
English: A fragment of a Middle Bronze Age palstave.

The piece, which represents the top of the implement, is wedge-shaped, its thickness gradually decreasing towards the rounded apex. Parts of the right-angled side flanges can be seen on both the front and back of the piece. The break is well patinated, indicating that the damage occurred in antiquity.

Length: 24mm; width: 27.2mm; thickness: 8.8mm. Weight: 16.82g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Dorset
Date between 1500 BC and 1150 BC
Accession number
FindID: 726433
Old ref: BH-834EB6
Filename: BA_palstave_15_41_2.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/520785
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/520785/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/726433
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