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PALSTAVE

Unique ID: NMS871

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Transitional palstave with trident decoration. Slim axehead with narrow waist beneath stop, sides expanding outwards towards the cutting edge 'crinolin' style. Small part of blade edge missing/ broken. Hafting end intact except for broken flange. Prominent stop. Much of raised-rib trident decoration obscured by corrosion/ encrustation. Almost identical to unfinished palstave from same findspot in all aspects except blade shape. Casting flashes smoothed but obvious. Length 170mm, cutting edge width 45mm, weighs 473g. Probably date to Penard phase (late MBA/ beg. LBA) c.1150-1300 BC.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: pp

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Date from: 1500 BC
Date to: 1100 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 170 mm
Weight: 473 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 3rd April 2002

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Other reference numbers

SMR reference number: 5255

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District)
To be known as: FELTWELL

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: pp
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
Schmidt, P.K.	1981	The Axes of Scotland and Northern England	Munich	Prahistorische Bronzefunde Abteilung	Plate 66	nos. 922, 923

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Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 21 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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