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PALSTAVE

Unique ID: IOW-4E6D44

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Fragment of a cast copper alloy palstave of Middle Bronze Age date (2500 BC – 700 BC). Length 20mm, width 26mm and maximum thickness 10mm. Weight 16.33g. The fragment is the butt end of the implement. The surviving part of the septum tapers from an old break to the pointed end. At each side is a flat faced flange. On the surface of the old break is a circular depression which is probably a gas bubble cavity, a casting imperfection. The fragment is in fair condition and has a patchy light brown patina on all faces. A brief description of the development of palstaves and axes of the Bronze Age period is given in Savory, H. N. 1980, pages 43-49.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: 1500 BC
Date to: 1201 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 20 mm
Width: 26 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight: 16.33 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 12th April 2006

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: IOW2006-40-6

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Savory, H.N.	1980	Guide Catalogue of the Bronze Age Collections	Cardiff	National Museums and Galleries of Wales	43-49

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

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