Object: Palstave
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Private Collection (1923),Major H. Powell Colton,Quex Park, Birchington,6.11/2/04
Site: England, Kent, birchington (near),southend brickfield at a spot approx. 200 feet from west corner of girls' national school + 510 feet from sw corner of no. 1 dadinga),3 feet below surface
Parish: Birchington
County: Kent
Country: England
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 178
Width (mm): 25
Edge (mm): 70
Thickness (mm): 7
Weight (g): 510
Patina: Green and light green - golden bronze shows.
Surface: Rough and pitted. Nearly covered with mud.
Other: Width: edge 70mm; middle 25mm; butt 21mm,Thickness: 7mm; 27mm; 34mm,Weight: 510.3 gms
Associations: One of a hoard of 14 Palstaves found in an Earthen Bowl.
Publications: Ant. Journ IV.3,R.F. Jessup 'Kent' 100.252