Object: Looped palstave
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Private collection,1924,J.S. Hamilton, Brownhall, Ballintra, Co. Donegal
Site: Ireland,Donegal,Ballintra,Brownhall Estate,probably on the bog above Lough Rath
Discovery context: bog
Parish: Ballintra
County: County Donegal
Country: Ireland
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 118
Width (mm): edge 53; middle 29.5; butt 29.5
Thickness (mm): 4; 4.5; 38.5
Weight (g): 269.33
Patina: no patina
Surface: smooth. probably cleaned, slightly pitted. Dark & golden bronze.
Associations: A flat celt was (probably) found on the same part of the estate.
Description: Very good preservation. Fairly sharp edge.