Object: Palstave
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: London Museum,C890,Given by Dr. F. Corner, 1912
Site: England, on palstave: crossness - on top of ballast below peat, 18 ft. may 02.,london museum register: "thames, broadness" (kent),crossness = Kent,  erith
Discovery context: peat
County: Kent
Country: England
Year of discovery: 1902
Length (mm): 171
Width (mm): 76
Description: On blade, shield pattern into which flanges merge. Ridge across each side, stopping short of edges, very slightly in front of stop-ridge. Blade bevelled about 1.5 cm from edge. Palstave somewhat corroded, especially towards edge of blade. Oblique striations on blade.
Remarks: J.K. Macdonald,cp, P.P.S. XXV,OK