Object: Palstave
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Lukis Museum, Guernsey
Site: site unknown
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 156
Width (mm): 33
Edge (mm): 62
Thickness (mm): 9
Weight (g): 550
Patina: Dull grey brown turning greenish in parts.
Surface: Very uneven, bright yellow metal shows where rubbed.
Other: Width: edge 62mm; middle 33mm; butt 26mm,Thickness: 9mm; 32mm,Weight: 550.12 gms
Description: The butt is almost as sharp as the edge, and is also pitted. One flange is broken and dented. The edge is fairly sharp and pitted slightly. There is a white deposit inside one flange.