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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy probably Iron Age or possibly Roman awl dating to the period c.800 BC - AD c.410, missing its handle (probably wooden). It measures 81.80mm in length, 15.15mm in diameter and weighs 22.00g.The tang end is square in section, measuring 6.70mm wide and 6.00mm thick where it extends from the central button. It measures 37.10mm long and tapers to a point, 0.90mm wide and 1.80mm thick. The tang is covered in scratch marks and there are several indents on one of the faces.The central button is 15.15mm in diameter, 3.00mm thick and decorated around the outside edge with tiny grooves extending onto the side with the point, to reach to the point itself.The point is circular in section, measuring 11.20mm in diameter where it extends from the central button, narrowing to a point over 42.20mm.The patina is dark green and shiny. Its decoration makes it unlikely this is a Bronze Age object. Possibly Halstatt in date?
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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