LEIC-EDEAE7: EDEAE7 mid bronze age Palstave fragment

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PALSTAVE

Unique ID: LEIC-EDEAE7

Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Bronze age copper alloy palstave fragment, 24mm long and 16mm wide. The object is in fair condition with a brown patina. It represents the tip of the socket end of a palstave. It has a rounded, bevelled edge and a rectangular section. On one side the start of the socket lip can be seen as a bump running along the edge. The object has snapped just after this.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Date from: 1500 BC
Date to: 1159 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 24 mm
Width: 16 mm
Weight: 6.21 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 13th June 2005

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Melton (District)
Parish or ward: Hoby with Rotherby (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK6519
Four figure Latitude: 52.764699
Four figure longitude: -1.038131
1:25K map: SK6519
1:10K map: SK61NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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

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