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Description: | Forged and hammered copper alloy tanged chisel, lozenge-shaped in profile and square in section. The edge is too sharp and soft, and would roll over if it were used as a chisel, so it is probably a votive piece. The sides have also not been reworked since the piece was forged, so it has never been used. The object may have been intended for use as punch to decorate softer metals like gold. The broken or 'hafted' end opposite the blade tapers to a point but has lost its outer layers to expose the core.This example seems modelled on Medieval iron chisels, looking at its shape and size, such as one illustrated in Margeson (1993) on page 175, Fig.125, No.1363, which is about 80 mm long and is dated from the 16th century.Ottaway and Rogers (2002) illustrate a similar iron tanged woodworker's chisel on page 2726, Fig.1336, Nos.11495 (80 mm long) which is dated to the 12th century, and a tanged metalworking punch on page 2721, Fig.1328, No.13019, which is dated from the 15th to the early 16th century.
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