Object: Palstave
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: British Museum,1927.1-7.1,Purchased from Mr. Signey J. Browning, Corwe Gates, near Ringwood, Hampshire through the Forestry Commissioners 22 Grosvenor Gardens, London, SW1
Site: England, hampshire,burley,all found together in a rabbit burrow in broad oak pit near burley, new forest, hampshire. (the pit is shown on the ordnance map close to the road between burley and wilverley port.)
Parish: Burley
County: Hampshire
Country: England
Grid reference: SU 21 03
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 164
Width (mm): 63
Thickness (mm): 25
Weight (g): 457
Patina: With light patina.
Surface: Dull Brown
Other: Weights for palstaves listed as: 457 gms; 448 gms; 450 gms; 450 gms; 455 gms; 445 gms; 455 gms; 457 gms; 455 gms; 450 gms; 453 gms
Associations: 1-2 (12 Palstaves)
Description: A series of eleven from the same mould, deep stop with horseshoe hollowing  below straight sides. No loop. Two show blow holes in stopridge.
Publications: Antiquaries Journal VII.