Object: Standard fitting
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: London, British Museum, 1951.11-2.23
Site: England,Derbyshire,Longstone (near Bakewell),In garden: early in 1910,Found by son of present (1935) owner.
Discovery context: gardening
Parish: Longstone
County: Derbyshire
Country: England
Year of discovery: 1910
Length (mm): 126
Width (mm): 45
Thickness (mm): 27
Weight (g): 181
Patina: Dark green patina. Part of the socket, including its base has been scraped and here shows golden-bronze.
Surface: Smooth, except for a small part on one side of the socket which is filled.
Other: Width: 45mm at base of plates; 17mm at top of socket; 26mm at base of socket,Thickness: 27mm at top of plates; 14mm at top of socket; 26mm at base of socket
Associations: None
Description: Socketed object terminating in 2 triangular plates, slightly spaced and each with two perforations, intended to hold save missing object (? a flat piece of metal). This is the best-made of the three such objects known, the triangular blades having bevelled edges, and two well-made rivet-holes. At the base of the socket on rivet hole, which does not appear on the other side.
Publications: Derbyshire Archaeological and Nat. Hist. Soc. Journal, Vol. 32, 219,Antiquaries Journal, Oct. 1935
Remarks: Compare similar objects from St. Leonard's, in Hastings Museum, which was found with 3 1/2 palstaves, and one from Tower Hill, London now in Bristol Museum.,New drawing available.,CI