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[edit]| Bronze Age palstave axe | |||
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Sussex Archaeological Society, Laura Burnett, 2008-03-13 20:17:54 |
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| Title |
Bronze Age palstave axe |
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| Description |
English: A cast copper alloy broad-bladed palstave axe of Middle Bronze Age date. The palstave was broken into two pieces from an old break but the pieces were found within 10 metres of each other and fit together perfectly.
The looped palstave measures 166mm in length by 63.6mm (width across cutting edge) by 28.5mm and weighs 449g. The cutting edge is crescentic with a wide edge bevel and is considerably damaged from old breaks. There is a single central linear moulding on both sides of the blade which starts 18.2mm from the cutting edge and ends close to the stop ridge. The stop is squared and the side flanges are high, although one side is more worn that the other. There is a faint casting seam along the centre of the sides of the blade and flange. Behind the stop are three liniar mouldings running from the stop to the butt on both sides. The loop starts level with the stop and is 23.1mm long, the top of it is broken from an old break. The palstave belongs to the Taunton phase of metalworking, dating from c. 1500-1250BC. It has a pale green patina, parts of the surface are pitted and some of the edges are damaged. A similar axe in slightly better condition was recorded as: SOM-1AA9C5. |
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| Depicted place | (County of findspot) West Sussex | ||
| Date | between 1500 BC and 1250 BC | ||
| Accession number |
FindID: 212708 Old ref: SUSS-966261 Filename: SUSS-966261.JPG |
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https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/168280 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/168280/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/212708 |
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