Object: Looped palstave
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Newark-on-Trent Municipal Museum,Accession no: 29-37,Presented to the museum by Mr. C. Nicholson, The Park, Neward-on-Trent.
Site: England, nottinghamshire,newark-on-trent,river trent,dredged from the trent near nicholson's foundry, i.e. about 200 yards northeast of bridge where great north road crosses the river at newark.
Discovery context: river,dredged
Parish: Newark-on-trent
County: Nottinghamshire
Country: England
Grid reference: SK 797542
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 159
Edge (mm): 67
Thickness (mm): 29
Patina: No patina
Surface: Smooth, blackish, slightly pitted showing metal clearly. On one face (not shown in drawing) just above stop ridge is small hole, probably made when metal cast.
Other: Length: 6.25" = 158.75mm,Width: 2.625" at cutting edge = 66.675mm,Thickness: 1.125" above loop = 28.575mm; 0.625" below loop = 15.875mm,Weight: 1 lb (16oz) = 453.592 gms
Associations: Unassociated find.
Description: Palstave with one loop and concave sided blade extension; stop ridge of ledge form, level with sidde flanges which are rounded off on inner faces (see section). The stop ridges are continued on the blade face as short marginal ribs meeting in the centre of the blade face to form a [trident]. Slight central ridge continued down centre of each face for about 1/2". Casting seam on both sides. Blade chamfered to cutting edge which is damaged.
Publications: Unpublished
Remarks: Antonin Banks, Curator,Compiled Sept. 1957,F. Watersy