Bronze Age Gold from Wales
Middle Bronze Age bronze unlooped palstave
Very similar to 18.77/2, except that the 'shield' is more deeply concave and its beaded border (the continuation of the flanges) is scarcely visible. Less carefully finished than 18.77/1, 2 & 4. There are hammer marks visible on the blade surfaces.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
18.77/3
Find Information
Site Name: Acton Park Estate, Wrexham
Date: 1874
Notes: Found "a little before 1874" (RCAM Denbighshire, No.31) in the garden of a house called Acton Nursery.
Acquisition
Donation, 3/6/1918
Measurements
length / mm:192.0
width / mm:76.0 (of blade)
weight / g:693.6
Material
copper alloy
Techniques
cast
Location
In store
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