Object: Looped palstave
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Dorchester Museum. 8.,Cunnington Collection. 1884.9.22
Site: England, dorset,dorchester,eglesham meadow (below colliton walk)
Parish: Dorchester
County: Dorset
Country: England
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 144
Edge (mm): 54
Patina: Dark patina
Surface: surface much pitted and corroded.
Other: Geolocation taken from - http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=453452,2 cross section drawings of palstave on reverse.,Loop is intact.,Shield indentation below stop, Midrib connected to stop running from top portion of shield overtop of bottom portion of shield and then merges with edge bevel.,Either drawing is incorrect, or very peculiar flare to flanges about 15-20mm above stop.  Drawing shows flanges continuing above stop then widening abruptly about 1/4 up septum before tapering back to butt.,Edge crescent shaped and tips quite flared.
Associations: Found with another palstave, No. 7, & two bronze bracelets (56 & 57)
Description: one loop.
Remarks: [Check Mark]