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Description: | A stone mace head fragment, 56mm in diameter with a residual length of 56mm. This mace head is probably of the ovoid or pestle type and was broken in antiquity irregularly through the shaft hole, which is cylindrical and approximately 21mm in diameter. The shaft hole has been drilled from each side, meeting about halfway across, with the second bore slightly misaligned. The stone is heavily weathered and pitted, with the domed end also showing signs of abrasion.The fragment was found in about 1980 while ploughing. An important clue to its age is given by the fact that the shaft hole is drilled and not pecked (which gives an hour glass shaped perforation), implying the use of a metal drill, probably of copper or bronze, and using sand as an abrasive. This dates production at its earliest to the Early or Middle Bronze Age, which is confirmed by the discovery of similar examples in association with Bronze Age contexts.
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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