Object: Palstave
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: London Museum,61.86,Given by British Museum (Natural History), department of Palaeontology (per J.W. Simons),May 1961
Site: England, greater london,feltham,clockhouse lane,gravel pit, hall & co.,found during wet gravel working; no stratigraphy; c. 1959
Discovery context: gravel extraction
Parish: Feltham
District: Hounslow
County: Greater London
Country: England
Grid reference: c. TQ077725
Year of discovery: 1959
Length (mm): 154
Width (mm): 59
Other: Width: 58.75mm
Description: Blade has shield pattern enclosing two raised lines, which differ somewhat on the two faces, and bevelled cutting edge, somewhat damaged.  Poorly-defined raised line behind septum. Implement has shouldered sides. Casting seems incompletely trimmed in places. Undercut stop-ridge.
Remarks: J. K. Macdonald,OK