Record ID: ESS-852095
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Bronze Age cast copper alloy looped palstave. The palstave is incomplete and damaged. The plastave is sub-rectangular in plan, with inwardly curving edges which extend outwards to the blade end, and the edges narrow towards the butt end. The blade has a curved cutting edge, which shows signs of damage. The blade appears to be plain, with no ridges present, however the surface is beginning to corrode which may have obscured some details. The prominent flanged edges are damaged towards the butt end. The flange continues along the blade edges beyond the stop. The flanges curve inward…
Created on: Monday 14th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DENO-7F3185
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze Age axe; Late Bronze Age cast copper alloy palstave. This is a shield-pattern palstave dating to around the 15th or 14th centuries BC. The palstave has a raised stop ridge between the flanges and there is a shield-shape in relief extending down from the stop ridge towards the blade. The flanges are quite high, giving a roughly diamond shape to the side of the body of the palstave. Length 136.5mm, width (blade) 51.4mm, width (at the stop ridge) 29.1mm, thickness (blade) 11.1mm, thickness (side flanges) 29.8mm, weight 408.7g
Created on: Thursday 7th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-93C922
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy palstave axehead, dating to the Middle Bronze Age, between 1500 – 1150 BC (length: 34mm; width: 26mm; thickness at flanges: 19mm; thickness between flanges at stop: 8.5mm; weight: 27.2g).
Created on: Wednesday 20th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Worfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-D0ED03
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Carmarthenshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy palstave. It is very heavily corroded with a light green patina. There is a light brown layer covering parts of the blade, probably all that remains of the original surface. The blade, flanges and the butt are severely worn and pitted making identification of diagnostic features difficult. The blade is relatively unexpanded, the flanges are low and these merge into a damaged butt.
Created on: Thursday 5th July 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 12th October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Peniel', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-222B96
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze Age cast copper alloy plastave. The palstave has straight, parallel sides for most of its length, only begining to significantly expand out for the cutting edge of the blade. The blade has an elongated oval profile, which becomes pointed at the blade end. The width of the plastave is 24.81mm at the butt end, 24.71mm at the stop ridge, the width before expanded blade is 38.75mm increasing to 56.35mm at the expanded blade edge. The butt end is slightly rounded, and has some wear to one side. The flanges are 8.72mm in height. The septum is 8.04mm thick, and shows signs of wear on b…
Created on: Monday 9th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Hallingbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-2239D7
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast copper alloy Bronze Age palstave axehead. Unlooped shield pattern type of very slender construction. There has been considerable post-depositional loss of the blade tips and cutting edge along with total loss of the butt and upper septum portions of the axehead. The item has a notable casting seam. The patination of the item is a rich mid-green although there has been some considerable weathering leaving the outer surface pitted and eroded in patches. The item dates to the Middle Bronze age and overlaps into two of the traditional dating phases of Acton and Taunt…
Created on: Monday 9th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-72D013
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Conwy
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a Bronze Age palstave axe, it has broken just after the septum reaches the blade. All the edges are worn so the break must have occurred in antiquity. The axe has a tear drop-shaped side view, it is flattest at the butt end. The flange is 8mm deep. Along the side of the flange a faint casting seam can be seen. The butt is rounded.
Created on: Monday 6th August 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 12th October 2021
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Record ID: BUC-18F696
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A butt end fragment of a Middle Bronze Age cast copper-alloy palstave axehead (c. 1400 - c. 1150 BC). The slight turning up at either side represents the start of the flanges.
Created on: Tuesday 14th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shackerstone', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-1AA9C5
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy palstave axe of Middle Bronze Age date. The looped palstave measures 147mm in length by 55.2mm (width across cutting edge) by 35.6mm and weighs 389g. The cutting edge is crescentic with a wide edge bevel and there is a single central linear moulding on both sides of the blade which starts 27mm from the cutting edge and ends close to the stop ridge. The stop is squared and the side flanges are high, although one side is more worn that the other. There is a faint casting seam along the centre of the sides of the blade and flange. The palstave belongs to the Taunton ph…
Created on: Tuesday 14th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Priddy', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-1AD5D4
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy palstave axe of Middle Bronze Age date. The looped palstave measures 176mm in length by 54.3mm (width across cutting edge) by 37.2mm and weighs 532g. The cutting edge curves slightly and the blade has three ridges, one central and one along each edge. The stop is slightly rounded and the side flanges are high. There is a casting seam along the centre of the sides of the blade and flange. The palstave belongs to the Taunton phase of metalworking. It has a rich dark green patina in some places, although much of the surface is pitted and some of the edges are damaged.
Created on: Tuesday 14th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Priddy', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-2C1E55
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of copper alloy Bronze Age palstave. The fragment is a small part of the butt end. Side flanges are visible just before the break. Dimensions: Length 28.50mm; width 25.68mm; thickness 10.12mm; weight 27.23g
Created on: Monday 27th August 2007
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wantage', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-A4D4F5
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Middle Bronze Age copper-alloy palstave, complete and in reasonable condition, with a dark brown patina and only slight pitting. The section into which the haft would have fitted measures 53mm long by 18.5mm wide. It has well-defined flanges, which are up to 7mm deep and 34mm long, tapering in to the sides short of the top of the object. The stop ridge is also well-defined. Below the stop ridge is a shield pattern with a median rib extending as far as the start of the cutting edge. The blade itself is flat and measures 51mm wide. On one side of the axe, in line with the position of th…
Created on: Friday 14th September 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 4th May 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shotesham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NCL-F9D767
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A case bronze palstave axehead of the Middle Bronze Age. The palstave belongs to the Acton group of metalwork, and is a nearly complete specimen. The entire axehead is 135mm in length, with a maximum width across the flanges measuring 35.2mm. The blade has a mid-ridge in very low relief, and the blade expands very slightly out from the centre of the head, with the blade tips expanding out from the rest of the blade very dramatically. The edge is cresent shaped. In length, the blade is 67.02mm, and 113.24mm thick at its base and 1.04mm thick at the edge. The flanges expand…
Created on: Tuesday 18th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CPAT-D25B04
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small (110mm long), unlooped palstave with a narrow blade which has only a slight splay towards the cutting edge (min. width of blade-face= 21mm, max.= 28mm). There is a single mid-rib on either face of length c.45mm which fades out c.30mm before the curved cutting edge. The blade-tips have rounded corners with no recurve. The septum is quite small (length=36mm, min. width=13mm, max.=22mm) with very slight flanges (max. height=2mm). The stop ridge is straight and one side is slightly higher than the other (width at stop-ridge=22mm). There are also traces of a casting-scar on one sid…
Created on: Friday 28th September 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 18th May 2011
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Record ID: KENT-36D683
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy palstave axehead. Very corroded.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd October 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 12th October 2021
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Record ID: CORN-90A647
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy shield pattern palstave; Crediton type. Broken blade and butt ends with worn down flanges. The remains of a raised edge, in the form of a shield can be seen below the stop ridge. The surface is heavily pitted and has a dark green patina with light green corrosion. L. 162mm; W. (blade) 52mm; W. (butt) 20 mm; Th. (flange) 40mm; Wt. 525.15g Dimensions (millimetres/grams) L: length Th: thickness W: width Wt: weight The two shield-pattern palstaves are not identical with this palstave having a more pointed and longer shield, indicating that they were cast in differe…
Created on: Wednesday 31st October 2007
Last updated: Sunday 3rd November 2013
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Record ID: SOM-1E8616
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy palstave of early Middle Bronze Age date. The unlooped palstave measures 155mm in length by 66.2mm (width across cutting edge) by 37.2mm and weighs 426g. The cutting edge is crescentic. The butt has parallel sides and the end is damaged with a small part missing. The stop is rounded and the side flanges are high. There is a very faint casting seam along the centre of the sides of the blade and flange. This palstave falls into the Acton Park phase of metal-working. The palstave is in good condition with an even dark brown patina.
Created on: Wednesday 7th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wiveliscombe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-3056F8
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
CURATOR'S REPORT Description of object A Middle Bronze Age cast copper-alloy looped palstave axehead (c. 1400 - c. 1150 BC). It has a narrow square butt, low tapering flanges, slight lip on the stop-ridge with a complete loop adjoining. This leads down to narrow body divided by single midrib finishing with a slightly flared blade. The artefact has a brown patina with light green heavy corrosion and chipping. It can be classified according to Rowland's (1976) scheme as Class 5 Group 1 (ibid. 1976, 34-36).
Created on: Tuesday 20th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hambledon CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-D983F3
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from a middle Bronze Age copper alloy palstave axe (1500-1150BC). The fragment is H-shaped in section. Dark green patination covers all surfaces indicating the object was broken in antiquity. Dimensions: length 24.13mm; width 20.32mm; thickness 4.75mm; weight 16.93g
Created on: Wednesday 28th November 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd March 2022
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Record ID: WMID-835786
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy low flanged (broad blade) palstave dating from the Middle Bronze Age (1500-1150). The transverse butt is slightly uneven and incomplete. The septum is flat on both sides of the palstave. Flanges surround the septum, except at the butt. These flanges increase in height towards the blade, with the zenith at the curved stop. The protruding stop is positioned over a third of the way down the palstave. There is a loop between the stop and the blade on one of the sides of the palstave. There is some visible evidence of casting flashes running down the centre of both side…
Created on: Thursday 6th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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