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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