Object: Palstave
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: In the possession of Mrs. Garrett, George Street, Kingslere (1924)
Site: England, hampshire,kingsclere,at beenham court,found under a tree, while the foundations of the house were being dug about 1875.
Parish: Kingsclere
County: Hampshire
Country: England
Year of discovery: 1875
Length (mm): 130
Width (mm): 18
Edge (mm): 49
Weight (g): 230
Patina: Olive green
Surface: Rough and pitted.
Composition: Bronze
Other: Width: Blade 49mm; butt 18mm
Description: Palstave with V-shaped and centre rib on blade under stop ridges. Flanges on one side, almost worn away. Butt and edge of blade much worn.