Object: Palstave
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: c/o F.M. Underhill,Loxley,Greenfell Road,Maidenhead
Site: England, ?berkshire,the workman who owns it (may 1937) is very vague about its locality; it probably comes either from berkshire or the border counties of berkshire.
Discovery context: building work
County: Berkshire
Country: England
Year of discovery: NA
Weight (g): 160
Patina: Green and brown patina; golden bronze on the fractured surface used as a hammer.
Surface: Very corroded
Other: Site: unspecified location in Berkshire - geolocation not accurate to 10 kms
Description: Palstave with blade broken off and formerly used as a hammer; slight waist below stop ridge; pointed chisel-like butt. Two casting flaws between flanges.