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Description: | An iron implement, probably an awl. The object is 114.9 mm long. It has a diamond shaped head (rectangular in section) which tapers into the shaft, which is circular in section. The shaft expands from 6.5 to 9.7 mm in diameter. The shaft comprises 60 mm of the object's length. The object is likely to have been used for leather working. A similar object is illustrated in Stead and Rigby (1986, page 148; fig 498) which is Roman and dates from the 3rd century AD. However, this object bears a certain similarity to another object illustrated in Stead and Rigby (1986, page 148; fig 496) which is listed as being a Roman drill bit which is also 3rd century in date. It seems likely that this object is one of the above, with the probability that it was used as an awl.
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