Object: Palstave
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Worthing Museum,55/154,presented 5 Sept. 1955 by Leslie Godden, Esq., 17 Crescent Road, Worthing
Site: England, west sussex,worthing,durrington path
Parish: Worthing
County: West Sussex
Country: England
Grid reference: c. TQ 123; 052
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 81
Width (mm): 34
Thickness (mm): 15
Surface: Varied olive green patina, areas speckled lighter green; some deterioration, at break and edge especially, to pale green dusty surface; part of flanges at break ribbed to coppery brown.
Associations: 1a Hoard
Description: Dimensions: EL 81mm; max Wbl 33.9mm; Bst. 33.5mm; max T sep. 14.7mm; Blp 13.3mm,Manufacture: blade totally unworked - blunt; cg. fls not removed on much of sides - but possibly on a little of reverse; discontinuite ledge on loop, between the the two valves; small anomalous bulbs on reverse stop and side - cg. defects? Some dimples/ripples on blade faces may be from casting - others possibly pmks; slight porosity at main fracture main break ancient,Attached Material: Yellow - fawn soil traces
Remarks: Alt. Site: Durrington TQ 1245 0478,Labels/Markings: white ink: 55/154