Bronze Age palstave axe, from Braintree (EHER 6223)
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Summary
Looped palstave axe with dark brown patina, reduced by repeated grinding.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TL 75 23 (point) |
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Type and Period
Description
'Looped palstave, dark brown patina, reduced by repeated grinding'. In Ashmolean Museum <1> <2> <3>
Rowlands includes this in his Class NB2, Group 3. The palstave is 12.3cm long with blade width of 5cm. <4>
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NRHE data transfer: no new information.
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX15 DESC TEXT: Priddy, D.A.. unknown. SMR.
- <2> SEX3919 Serial: Essex Archaeological Society. 1930. Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society, Series 2, Volume 19. 2(19). p 249.
- <3> SEX1948 Artifact: Ashmolean Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Ashmolean Museum. Acc No 1927.2578.
- <4> SEX20902 Monograph: Rowlands, M.J.. 1976. The Organisation of Middle Bronze Age Metalworking. No 31, p.303.
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Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL72
- NRHE identifier: 378957
- National Monuments Record: TL 72 SE 36