Object: Palstave
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: London, Society of Antiquaries Collection,B:50
Site: unprovenanced
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 169
Width (mm): 22
Edge (mm): 66
Thickness (mm): 8
Surface: Shiny silvery-brown surface - slightly rough; very little light green spots
Description: Dimensions: L 168.5mm; Wbl 66mm; Wbt 21.9mm; max B fg 31.3mm; Tbt 8mm,Typology: rounded fg. crests; rounded angles in sep; upper most part of blade side-flanged; thin rib runs from hollow between; lower blade faces flat; slight expasion/swelling at butt - remains or add?, of cg. ket-top surface smooth,Manufacture: miscast - upper part of two valves dislocated by about 2mm; much of thin cg. fl. not trimmed - although part possibly snapped off; lump on one side probably cg. flaw rather than miscast loop; blade edge as cast state,Condition: blade unworked; if butt top broken - done in ant.,Attached material: mid brown soil in one blade depression - ?mould remains
Remarks: Labels/Markings: White ink: B50