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Middle Bronze Age bronze palstave
Complete bronze looped palstave with a narrow balde, whose sides are very slightly concave nad divergnet to an unexpanded edge. There is a slight waisting belwo the stop with a slight widening convexity of butt sides above the stop. A single medial ridge extends about one third of the way down each blade surface. The stop levels are misaligned indicating a mismatching of mould parts. The butt is square ended and the loop is complete and narrow in side-section.
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Site Name: Nantmel, Powys
Notes: The palstaves were reportedly found in 5 different locations on different days by the same finder. This has been shown to be extremely unlikey and the coronor found in favour of the palstaves being directly associated and therefore treasure.