Object: Palstave
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Reading Museum,AL XXXII
Site: England, berkshire,reading,thames river,west of caversham bridge
Discovery context: river
Parish: Reading
County: Berkshire
Country: England
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 145
Width (mm): 28
Edge (mm): 59
Thickness (mm): 31
Weight (g): 397
Patina: Traces of green patina worn off showing green carbonate: metal appearing in places.
Surface: Badly pitted. Some mud adheres to butt.
Other: Width: edge 59mm; middle 28mm; butt 22mm,Thickness: 31mm; 9mm,Weight: 396.88 gms
Description: Butt and flanges chipped.