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Bronze Age Palstave.
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Isle of Wight Council, Frank Basford, 2006-07-25 11:42:08
Title
Bronze Age Palstave.
Description
English: An incomplete cast copper alloy palstave of Middle Bronze Age date (1500 BC – 1150 BC). Length 89mm, width 44mm and 19mm thick. Weight 244.68g.

The butt, flange, septum, loop (if one existed) and part of the blade are missing and there are two old breaks.

The upper break, close to where a stop-ridge may have existed, is sub-rectangular in cross-section and measures 23mm in width and 19mm in thickness. Just below this break, on each face, is the remains of a shield-shaped depression which is much more pronounced on one of the faces. The upper break has several casting imperfections in the form of gas bubbles which may have constituted a weakness at this point and caused the implement to break whilst in use. The edges are slightly convex. From the upper break, the sides flare evenly outwards towards the cutting edge. Only about half of the cutting edge has survived as there is an oblique break to one side.

The implement is in poor condition. It is corroded overall and is suffering from active bronze disease. Tiny flecks of a patina on one face are mid-brown. There are also surface fractures on all faces.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Isle of Wight
Date between 1500 BC and 1150 BC
Accession number
FindID: 137718
Old ref: IOW-5F3874
Filename: IOW2006-61-15.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/108769
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/108769/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/137718
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