Object: Looped palstave
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Worthing Museum,568/8,pres. by the late Mr. E. C. Patching
Site: England, west sussex,worthing,ham road,40 acres brickfield,4 ft. below surface,feby 1877
Parish: Worthing
County: West Sussex
Country: England
Year of discovery: 1877
Length (mm): 48
Width (mm): 25
Thickness (mm): 12
Weight (g): 149
Patina: Greyish green thick patina.
Surface: Smooth. golden bronze shows, where filed (this is on the side opposite the loop)
Other: Length: 47.5mm; Width: septum 25mm; below stop 21mm,Thickness: septum 12mm; stop 30mm,Weight 148.83 gms
Associations: One of a hoard consisting of 7 Palstave, 1 Winged Celt, 5 Socketed Celts, and 2 "cakes" of Bronze.
Description: The decoration beneath stop is on the other side and very faint.