Object: Palstave
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: British Museum,73,12-16,1
Site: England, greater london,thames,at greenwich
Discovery context: river
Parish: Greenwich
County: Greater London
Country: England
Grid reference: TQ 39; 77
Year of discovery: 1872
Length (mm): 155
Width (mm): 24
Edge (mm): 66
Thickness (mm): 28
Weight (g): 414
Patina: Black
Surface: Pitted
Composition: Bronze
Other: Width: Butt 24mm; Blade 66mm
Description: Strong side and stop ridges. Broad central rib below stop ridges. Marks of casting.
Remarks: Found in dredging off Greenwich Hospital 1872. Presented by Lord Common of Admiralty, through Col. E Pasley, R.E.