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Description: | A Middle Bronze Age copper alloy tanged chisel (1500-1150BC). The chisel has a curved cutting edge (width: 36mm) that narrows to form parallel sides with a rectangular tang. There are no signs of damage to the cutting edge. Chisels of this type are not that common, a couple of other examples are known from Suffolk and Wales. Dark green glossy patina. Dimensions: length: 147mm; width of cutting edge: 36mm; thickness of cutting edge: 4mm; thickness at centre: 11mm; thickness of tang: 9mm; weight: 158g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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