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Description: | Cast copper alloy awl or possibly graver or other wood/leather working tool. It has a rectangular section narrowing sharply to a point at one end. The other end tapers more gradually and is more damaged, it also appears to be rectangular in section with a blunt tip which appears to be more rounded in section than the rest of the piece. It is possibly a circular sectioned point has been broken off with an old break. It is 67.0mm long, 6.8 by 6.0mm at the thickest point and weighs 15.46 grams.Copper alloy awls and gravers, many of which are thought to be Bronze Age, are relatively commonly recorded. They typically have one circular sectioned point and a flattened rectangular end or a more obvious point and tang construction. However some have rectangular sections such as HAMP-CD8FF4 and it is possibly the more damaged end did terminate in a circular sectioned point. It is possibly late Bronze Age in date although a more recent date cannot be firmly ruled out
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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