Record ID: LIN-C11E61 - BRONZE AGE palstave

Previous object: SUSS-C10D31 : Post medieval coin Next object: BH-C129E3 : Post medieval mount

Cite record | Embed record | Print | | Report

Palstave

Unique ID: LIN-C11E61

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Middle Bronze Age unlooped shield pattern palstave

A complete copper-alloy 'unlooped shield pattern' palstave dating to the middle Bronze Age. The axe has a flared cutting edge and a rectangular butt. The axe has a shield-shaped hollow located on either side of the stop ridge. Both shields are decorated with three moulded ribs. The blade is decorated with a moulded mid-rib on either side.

The axe measures 160mm long and is 66mm wide. The blade is 18mm thick after the stop and tapers to the cutting edge. The distance from the butt to the inside of the stop is 60mm. The butt measures 23mm by 30mm The sides of the butt are triangular in plan. The interior of the butt displays frequent linear grooves caused by wear, though it is not clear at what point in history this wear occured. The grooves share the same patina as the rest of the axe, suggesting that the wear is of some antiquity however.

The axe has gas a dull green-brown patina with frequent pitted areas of bright green copper corrosion.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1150

Dimensions and weight

Length: 160 mm
Width: 66 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: East Midlands
County: Lincolnshire
District: West Lindsey
To be known as: Market Rasen area

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]

Personal details

Found by: This information is restricted for your login.
Recorded by: Adam Daubney - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Adam Daubney - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

References cited

No references cited so far.

QR barcode

If you have a mobile phone equipped with QR recognition software, you can go directly to the webpage that this record resides at. Every record has an individual one of these.

Spotted a mistake? Tell us. | Be the first to comment