Object: Palstave
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: London Museum 37.221/57.
Site: England, essex,chingford,found 30 august 1937 on e. side of relief channel near pickett's lock by c. cheffries, electrician. it was found protruding from ground which had been excavated most probably during construction of the relief channel, while making new metropolitan water board reservoir
Discovery context: lock
Parish: Chingford
County: Essex
Country: England
Year of discovery: 1937
Length (mm): 165
Width (mm): 74.5
Edge (mm): 74.5
Thickness (mm): 28
Weight (g): 431
Patina: mid-brown in colour
Surface: smooth and in good condition
Other: 2 cross section drawings of palstave on reverse.
Description: Edge fairly sharp, except the broken section in the centre. No trace of ribs on blade, but Ne flanges extend below the stop ridge towards the cutting edge,A slight hollow exists on each face of the blade, immediately below the stop ridge. Flanges well-cast and smooth; butt rather irregular.
Remarks: Inacc.,Dupe.ok.