Object: Palstave
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: London, Tower Armoury; Tr 111
Site: England, suffolk,bramfield,near castle yard
Parish: Bramfield
County: Suffolk
Country: England
Grid reference: TM 4030 7339
Year of discovery: 1839
Length (mm): 135
Width (mm): 22
Edge (mm): 49
Thickness (mm): 10
Weight (g): 306
Surface: Silvery brown to gold flecking, a few green or dark brown spots
Description: Dimensions: L 135mm; We 49mm; Wst 21.5mm; B st 29mm; max T sep 10mm; max H fg 7.5mm; B fg 24mm; Wt. 306.4 gms,Typology: sep has central channel both faces; prom. stops, very bowed in plan; broad cornial moulding within shield leads into long rib,Manufacture: almost cert. same mould as Tr. 104 - detailed forms/position of ribs, bars, stop etc. - but note different septums! cavity in one sep.-defect- also in one side and in shield; diffuse edge bevels; cg. fl. well reduced - very low; blade faces mainly pimply ?firm castings ?intact butt still rough,Condition: blunt irreg. edge; butt corner recently broken
Publications: See context card.
Remarks: Circumstances: found in March 1839,Labels/Markings: white ink: CX2/362; large rect. adhesive label 111