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Description: | Early Bronze Age cast copper alloy chisel / small wood-working tool. Contemporary with flat axes, c.2200-1500BC. The tips of the curved triangular blade are damaged and there is no cutting edge or edge bevel remaining. There is no stop or collar at the junction of the blade and butt end. Vertical flat sides. Rectangular sectioned, tapering to a point at the butt end - it is not clear whether this is broken or not. Pitted; mainly mid blue-green patina, with some patchy dark and light green, and brown. Length 51.29mm, width at cutting edge 17.21mm, width at butt end 3mm, thickness 4.8mm, weight 11.77g. | Subjects: | Bronze Age | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Atherton, Rachel - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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