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Description: | Complete cast copper-alloy awl. The awl consists of a thin cylindrical shaft with two differently formed ends. One end tapers to a point and is circular in section, the other end tapers into a flattened blunt edge and is square in section. Both ends are slightly bent, probably from use rather then post-depositional damage. Dimensions: 63.94mm long, 3.92mm mid-shaft diameter, 4.27g in weight.Awls were used as a tool for piercing and scoring material such as leather. Such tools are known to occur in the Roman period but many are thought to be of Bronze Age date. Dated as probably c.2500-700 BC but possibly c.100-400 AD
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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