File:Bronze Age lead palstave (FindID 394284).jpg

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Bronze Age lead palstave
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Derby Museums Trust, Alastair Willis, 2016-05-10 12:07:24
Title
Bronze Age lead palstave
Description
English: Lead looped Palstave (Narrow-Bodied, Side-flanged Type Class 2 Group 1) with a narrow blade and trident decoration. It has a narrow body, straight sides and flat side flanges which extend from the butt to the blade edge. A matte white skin of corrosion covers the lead surface except on one side where five scratches reveal it as grey and shiny. Generally the palstave appears unused with most angles and edges intact. However one blade tip and one corner of the butt are damaged. There is also an indentation in the centre of the septum on one side.

Max length: 173; width cutting edge: 47mm; breadth at stop (including loop): 37.5mm; width at butt: 21mm; thickness septum base: 9.5mm; flange side: 3mm; weight 699.5g

Discussion

This palstave is of the Narrow-Bodied Side Flanged Type Class 2 Group 1 as defined by Rowlands (1976, 38) and dates to the Middle Bronze Age Penard Phase (1,300-1,100BC). XRF analysis at the British Museum revealed that it made from lead rather than a high lead bronze alloy. The fact it is made of lead suggests it was made for storage and transporting purposes though it is also possible it could have been used in the casting process as a model.

(Report by Ben Roberts, British Museum)
Depicted place (County of findspot) Derbyshire
Date between 1300 BC and 1100 BC
Accession number
FindID: 394284
Old ref: DENO-A24823
Filename: DENOA24823.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/566162
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/566162/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/394284
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