Object: Palstave
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Lewes,Sx. A. S. Museum,B.1 (3)
Site: England, sussex,waldron,little london
Parish: Waldron
County: East Sussex
Country: England
Grid reference: c. TG 568,195
Year of discovery: 1856
Length (mm): 144
Width (mm): 27
Edge (mm): 53
Thickness (mm): 8
Surface: Dark brown to golden brown surface; some cracking and pocking of surface; edge and blade tips seem all broken - as are much of fgs.; one bt. corner possibly damaged; ? lacquered
Other: Width: EWe 53mm; ETst 26.8; Max T sep 7.5
Associations: Hoard
Description: Long mid-rib on either face flanked by single short ribs which tend to curve inwards at bottom; very sl. emphasis of bl. corners; stumps of lp - possible miscast; hollows in side near bt. probably cg flaws; slight vertical rib in one sep. - off centre; traces of cg. fl.; no evidence for e. bev. or hammermarks; bt probably original; probably same mould/pattern as B.1 (1) and (2).
Remarks: SN May 78; PI; AFI; CI; SI