Accession No
1952.3
Description
Palstave - Loop. Crescentic blade; Surface heavily pitted. Edge of blade damaged. Edge of flanges damaged. End of haft damaged; Loop broken; Indistinct curved shield with broad central rib continuous on blade
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Littleport; Mare Fen
Period
Bronze Age Later
Source
Hastings Public Museum and Art Gallery
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1952.3
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Collected in 1871; Ref. Plate: No. 412
Event Date 15/9/1988
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Loop. Crescentic blade; Surface heavily pitted. Edge of blade damaged. Edge of flanges damaged. End of haft damaged; Loop broken; Indistinct curved shield with broad central rib continuous on blade
Event Date 15/9/1988
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Marked 'LITTLEPORT' in white.
Event Date 25/3/2014
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (CMS Description)
A looped palstave with crescentic blade with edges and loop damaged.
Event Date 25/3/2014
Author: maa
FM:13387
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