Object: Palstave
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology Cambridge,Foster Bequest Cat. No. 21 (23 is the correct No.),Prehistoric Bronzes Cat. No 46 (Cat. is lost)
Site: England, r. thames
Discovery context: river
County: Greater London
Country: England
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 168
Width (mm): 22
Edge (mm): 61
Thickness (mm): 13
Weight (g): 425
Patina: Dark green and dark brown
Surface: Corroded. One deep pit.
Other: Length; 167.5mm; Width; edge 61mm; middle 22mm; butt 17mm,Thickness 13mm; 26mm
Description: Triangular shield shaped ornament below the stop ridge from the point of which a vertical rib runs down each face. Base injured.
Remarks: Label: Fenton; 11 New Oxford St.; London