File:Bronze Age palstave fragment (FindID 963943).jpg

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Bronze Age palstave fragment
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Lucy Shipley, 2019-07-24 14:06:13
Title
Bronze Age palstave fragment
Description
English: A fragment of a cast copper alloy palstave of Bronze Age date, possibly Middle Bronze Age dating to c. 1600- 900 BC.

The cutting edge and part of the head of the palstave survive. It is sub rectangular in shape, although gradually widening twoards the cutting edge, with a flaring blade that creates a semi circular edge. The surface is scratched and damaged, with a greenish patina developing between darker brown and orange patches. Areas damaged by scratching display the green colour more clearly. Two small holes created by air bubbles during casting are visible on the break surface, and there are suggestions of further, smaller holes. The object is solid at the point at which it is broken, although there is a small depression on the break surface which may hint at its being potentially socketed, although this would be highly speculative. Given the solidity, size and profile of the cutting edge a Middle Bronze Age palstave is a more appropriate designation.

<a href="https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/917382">LEIC-7CE26E</a> is a very close parallel, and <a href="https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/50102">NMGW-D513A1</a> is also similar.

Measurements: 41.6mm wide, 33.4mm long, 9.4mm thick, weight 57.86g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Devon
Date between 1600 BC and 900 BC
Accession number
FindIdentifier: 963943
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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/1066297
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1066297/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/963943
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