Accession No
1924.933
Description
Copper alloy palstave axe. Slightly flared blade edge with a straight cutting edge and no discernible bevel. The body is thin with three raised moulded lines between the integral loops. On both sides are hafting flanges with rectangular portions of negative space. At the end is a hemispherical hollow casting jet butt. Large portions of the surface have white lead corrosion material and some areas of possible bronze disease.
Place
Europe; Southern Europe; Portugal; North Portugal
Period
Middle Bronze Age
Source
Clarke, Louis Colville Gray [donor]; Fonseca [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1924.933
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; ?Bronze; Copper Alloy; Lead
Local Term
Measurements
55mm x 200mm
Events
Context (Other owners)
From the Fonseca Collection.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Chisel-like narrow bronze palstave, double looped; rough casting with the jet of the casting still attached
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy palstave axe. Slightly flared blade edge with a straight cutting edge and no discernible bevel. The body is thin with three raised moulded lines between the integral loops. On both sides are hafting flanges with rectangular portions of negative space. At the end is a hemispherical hollow casting jet butt. Large portions of the surface have white lead corrosion material and some areas of possible bronze disease.
Event Date 25/3/2024
Author: Aedan Jones
Conservation (Assessment Only)
CON.2024.5920 | Assessment Only
Event Date 28/3/2024
Author: Stephanie De Roemer
Conservation (Analytical)
CON.2024.5925 | Analytical
Event Date 19/4/2024
Author: Stephanie De Roemer
FM:49396
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