Object: Palstave
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Dorchester Museum.,263.,Cunnington Collection.
Site: exact site unknown
County: Dorset
Country: England
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 137
Edge (mm): 37
Patina: Dark green patina, much chipped showing light green patches
Other: No accuracy on geolocation, position set to "Dorset" based on adjacent card locations.,Palstave is somewhat lemon-shaped in top profile with stop almost exactly in middle at widest points then tapering slowly about halfway down blade and up septum before tapering rapidly to edge and butt.,Appears to be slight side ridges below stop?,Flange heavily damaged on one side, most missing with only a small portion attached to septum.,Edge crescent shaped, blade widens about halfway to edge, and is more narrow towards stop.,Butt rounded, somewhat worn.
Description: Edge chipped showing copper-coloured metal; flanges broken.