Object: Wing-flanged Celt
Classification: With Palstave Stop
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Hull Museum, No. 168
Site: England,Yorkshire (N. Riding),Snape Castle
Parish: Snape
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Country: England
Year of discovery: NA
Weight (g): 271
Surface: Fairly smooth thin dark brown patina; bronze colour along cutting-edge, at the top of the taper, and on the tops of the flanges. Dots of [ad?] on the outer side of one flange.
Description: Cutting edge sharp, and sharply recurved at each end. Blade slightly concave on both face, and uniformly thick and it tapers sharply towards the cutting edge. Short side-flanges with the edges hammered over towards each other. Butt is rough and thick, and has been broken off in ancient times. On one edge of the blade are two parallel regular indentations, running from one side to the other.