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The copper alloy has a rough mid-pale green patina; there is some surface and edge damage.\r\n\r\nThis palstave is very similar to examples from the \u201cActon Park\u201d axe-industry that emerged at the beginning of the Middle Bronze Age in north Wales (Savory 1980:45-6).\r\n\r\nDimensions: length: 165.68mm; width of cutting edge: 64.01mm; thickness: 27.25mm; weight: 400.36g.\r\n\r\nReference: Savory, H. N. 1980. Guide Catalogue of Bronze Age Collections.  National Museum of Wales, Cardiff.  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