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PALSTAVE

Unique ID: LEIC-37A3A5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Bronze Age copper alloy palstave?(butt end only), 22mm long and 24mm wide. The object is roughly rectangular in section and form and has a raised edge along two sides.

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Pre-PAS Identification

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: 2150 BC
Date to: 800 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 22 mm
Width: 24 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 14th August 1998

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 448

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Charnwood (District)
Parish or ward: Barkby Thorpe (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK6308
Four figure Latitude: 52.666063
Four figure longitude: -1.069872
1:25K map: SK6308
1:10K map: SK60NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

References cited

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Recording Institution: LEIC
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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