mould;
palstave
- Museum number
- WG.1851
- Description
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Two piece copper alloy mould for palstave, dark or even black-brown.
- Dimensions
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Length: 143 millimetres (matrix)
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Length: 185 millimetres (overall length of closed mould)
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Width: 68 millimetres (bottom)
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Width: 24 millimetres (butt; matrix)
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Width: 49 millimetres (cutting edge; matrix)
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Width: 46 millimetres (middle)
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Width: 52 millimetres (top)
- Curator's comments
- Burgess and Schmidt 1981
Part of a hoard, find circumstance unknown.
Associated finds: one low-flanged palstave of Type Carleton (WG.1855 and WG.1852) (Variant Kirkcowan); three Irish palstaves of Type Hotham Carr (WG.1836, WG.1853 and WG.1850); one Irish palstave, Group C2 (WG.1854); one flanged axe of Type Lissett (WG.1849).
Bibliography: Evans, J. (1881) The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, 84.92.439.440.468 fig. 527; Burgess, C.B. (1968) Bronze Age Metalwork in Northern England, c. 1000-700 B.C., 4 fig. 3.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1909
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- WG.1851