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Bronze age palstave (fragment)
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St. Albans District Council, Julian Watters, 2011-03-02 16:55:38
Title
Bronze age palstave (fragment)
Description
English: A fragment of a copper-alloy palstave of Middle Bronze Age date (c. 1500-1150BC).

The piece has been broken at the top and bottom (in antiquity) and originates from just below the top side of the palstave. It is of rectangular section and has pronounced side ridges on both surfaces. At the top of one of the narrower outer faces is a broken loop. The artefact measures 30.1mm long, 29.9mm wide and 20mm thick. The weight is 62.91g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Cambridgeshire
Date between 1500 BC and 1150 BC
Accession number
FindID: 431749
Old ref: BH-E764A8
Filename: BA_axe_11_12_3.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/318863
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/318863/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/431749
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