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AN1836 p.122.22
Object types: palstave
Description: palstave; low-flanged, broad-blade, rib decorated (Oxford type)
Part of the Burgesses' Meadow hoard, found in 1830.
Materials: copper alloy
Dimensions: 17.5 cm x 2.1 cm [length x width]
Date: Middle Bronze Age (Britain) (c. 1500 - 1150 cal.BC)
Period: Bronze Age (Britain) (c. 2500 - c. 800 cal. BC)
Associated Places: Burgesses' Meadow, Oxfordshire, England (find spot)
Acquisition: Presented by W. Kirtland, 1830.