Object: Palstave
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: No. 2,In possession of Mr. J. Arter,Arter Bros., Eagle Works,Barham, near Canterbury, Kent.
Site: England, Kent, barham, near canterbury,found on surface after ploughing.
Discovery context: farm
Parish: Barham
County: Kent
Country: England
Grid reference: TR 2068 4890
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 165
Width (mm): 21
Edge (mm): 58
Other: Width: 58mm at edge; 21 mm at butt.
Associations: Found 'lying with' palstave I (II1F).
Description: Dark green shiny patina except on one side of blade, where the metal has probably been cleaned; several deep indentations on blade probably made in antiquity; marked pitting - recent corrosion - on one side. Casting seams neatly flattened.
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