Object: Palstave
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Mrs. Maggie McDonald (Sept. 1995),12 Richmond Avenue,London, N1 ONF,(work: 0171 261 6335)
Site: England, isle of wight,brook,hannover point,found by a boy of 12 whilst the family (?) were walking along the beach after recent erosion in brook bay. it was a short distance nw from hannover point, 3-4 m from cliff base and close to a distinctive shelf.
Parish: Brook
County: Isle of Wight
Country: England
Grid reference: c. SZ 379 837
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 98
Width (mm): 21
Edge (mm): 40
Weight (g): 200
Surface: Most a rough scarred surface of varied pale greens; large patch rust-brown; ?iron stained.
Associations: Single - 2 iron objects close by.
Description: EL 97.5mm; EWe 40mm; Wst 20.5mm; Bst 25mm; Wt: 199.8 gms,Typology: seems to be a stout tapering midrib; possible vestigal stump and loop on one side.,Condition: heavily rolled, but still fairly heavy; further erosion of swallow hole?
Remarks: Archive: PIF sketch over,Rec. SN Sept 95,Source: Sb. A