Object: Palstave
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: London, Society of Antiquaries Collection,B.47,(Presented 1860 by Judlow Roots, Esq. from the collection of his father, William Roots - No. 4)
Site: England, greater london,kingston-upon-thames,kingston hill,"found on kingston hill near caesar's camp; and in the same neighborhood were found several masses of unwrought bronze just ready for making others." (a)
Discovery context: river
Parish: Kingston-upon-thames
District: Kingston upon Thames
County: Greater London
Country: England
Grid reference: c. TQ 20 70
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 143
Width (mm): 21
Edge (mm): 66
Thickness (mm): 27
Surface: Black-brown surface with some goldy-brown patches; little rubbing to dull gold on crests and angles.
Description: Dimensions: L 142.5mm; We 65.8mm; Wbt 20.8mm; maxTst 27mm; maxTsep. 5.5mm,Typology: fairly pointed fg. crests; stops with very slight depression towards centre; prom. depression at top of bl. with prom. midrib and side fgs. which rapidly broaden and merge out; fairly angular sep. corners; crescentric edge bev.,Manufacture: large cavity in one side; 4 smaller hollows; crack across one blade face - prob, all cg. flaws; cg. fl. - broad smooth bump for much of the sides; undercut stops leading to cavity right through sep., hammer marks on edge bevel; sl. blade tip hollows,Condition: edge mainly intact and sharp, odd small dents; blade tips flecked gold - recent interference but probably no damage; butt-top broken surface, probably original form
Publications: a) P.S.A. 2, I, 1859-61, 82, no. 4.
Remarks: Labels/Markings: white ink: B.47; loose label tag - Root's original; hand painted loose label