Object: Palstave
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: In the Cuckfield Urban District Council Offices at Haywards Heath, Sussex,May 1944,Henrys[...],Ormerad House,Haywards Heath
Site: England, west sussex,haywards heath,cuckfield,copyhold lane,found at little law, copyhold lane ([...] field about 3/4 of a mile se of cuckfield church, sussex by dr. orley of 29 queen ann street, london w1
Parish: Cuckfield
County: West Sussex
Country: England
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 168
Width (mm): 67
Thickness (mm): 25
Weight (g): 513
Patina: Chipped off in places
Composition: Bronze
Other: Length: 6 5/8"= 168.28 mm,Width: across cutting surface 2 5/8" = 66.68mm,Thickness: under boss 1 inch = 25.4mm,Weight: 1 lb 1/2 oz. = 513.21 gms
Publications: C.F. Tebbutt listed contexts of Cuckfield Queen's Hall Museum in 1977 (Lewes Museum):"Bronze Age axe, known to have been in the collection, could not be found."
Remarks: It is unusual to find palstaves with [...] of Sussex.