2007-09-18 10:56:16 Robert Collins rcollins 2011-02-24 13:47:52 Daniel Pett dpett NCL-F9D767 Palstave A case bronze palstave axehead of the Middle Bronze Age. The palstave belongs to the Acton group of metalwork, and is a nearly complete specimen. The entire axehead is 135mm in length, with a maximum width across the flanges measuring 35.2mm. The blade has a mid-ridge in very low relief, and the blade expands very slightly out from the centre of the head, with the blade tips expanding out from the rest of the blade very dramatically. The edge is cresent shaped. In length, the blade is 67.02mm, and 113.24mm thick at its base and 1.04mm thick at the edge. The flanges expand from the top and bottom of the septum in a sub-triangular fashion, peaking nearer to the blade than the butt. In length, each flange measures 55.3mm and is 13.24mm wide from the septum to outer edge. The septum is 8.5mm thick, 62.79mm long from the base of the blade to the butt, and 25.08mm in height/breadth. The butt is slightly rounded with visible casting marks. The object has an even green patina. A case bronze palstave axehead of the Middle Bronze Age. The palstave belongs to the Acton group of metalwork, and is a nearly complete specimen. The entire axehead is 135mm in length, with a maximum width across the flanges measuring 35.2mm. The blade has a mid-ridge in very low relief,... Cast BRONZE AGE BRONZE AGE Middle BRONZE AGE Middle -1500 -1400 35.2 135 14.24 Complete 2007-09-18 10:56:16 NORTH YORKSHIRE SCARBOROUGH WYKEHAM POINT( ) From Map SE97NE SE4947 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NCL Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2007 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable.