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Description: | Late Bronze Age socketed chisel from the Ewart Park metal phase, dating c. 1050-800BC. The socket is rectangular with a slightly raised moulding around the mouth; there is a worn break at the mouth end, removing approximately half of the mouth. The body is trapezoid in plan, tapering in with towards the blade end before curving out slightly then extending into a square blade with a slightly rounded cutting edge. The chisel is triangular in profile and casting seams are visible along both edges. The chisel is 98.91mm long, and the body measures 30.60mm wide 28.96mm thick across the mouth tapering to 26.52mm wide by 15.60mm thick. The blade end is 36.82mm wide. It weighs 169.12 grams.
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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