Object: Looped palstave
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Worthing Museum,Presented by the late Mr. W. C. Patching,This palstave is not in the Museum now.
Site: England, west sussex,worthing,ham road (40 acres brickfield),4 ft below surface,feby 1877
Parish: Worthing
County: West Sussex
Country: England
Year of discovery: 1877
Length (mm): 146
Width (mm): 22
Edge (mm): 47
Thickness (mm): 25
Weight (g): 411
Patina: Polished dark green, round the edge. On both sides a lighter shade.
Surface: Smooth generally, corroded here and there.
Other: Width; edge 47mm; butt 22mm; Thickness: 25mm; 28mm; 35mm; 15.5mm,Weight 411.05 gms
Associations: One of a hoard consisting of 7 Palstaves, 1 Winged Celt, 5 Socketed Celts, and 2 "cakes" of bronze.
Remarks: Aug. 1967, not found in museum.