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Description: | Copper-alloy tracer/awl, with one pointed end and one very narrow and worn chisel end. Both ends have suffered from slight recent abrasion, but surface condition is generally good. The shaft is of sub-square cross-section, with slightly rounded edges along the pointed end and more bevelled edges along the chisel end. The widest point is closer to the chisel end and the pointed end has a longer gentler taper. Midway along the shaft, one face has a series of up to six transverse grooves, presumably ancient, with some recent abrasion. On the opposite face, off-centre and about one-third of the way along from the chisel end, is a very small (exactly 1 mm diameter) hole, precisely circular, with a U-shaped cross-section slightly under 1 mm deep. This also appears to be ancient, and is probably a 'bubble void', although under microscopic examination it can be seen to lack the characteristic smooth sides, probably removed by corrosion. Medium/dark green patina. Length 51 mm, maximum width and thickness 4.5 mm, weight 5.51g. Probably Bronze Age. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | -2500
-700 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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