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Description: | A cast copper alloy awl or tracer, probably dating to the Late Bronze Age (c. 1150-800 BC). The awl has an almost flat sub-rectangular cross section at the tang end, which widens to become more rounded in the centre of the awl. The awl then tapers to a point. There is some debate as to the date of such awls, which probably first appeared in the Late Bronze Age but could conceivably have continued to have been made until much later; here the patina does suggests a prehistoric date.
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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