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Description: | Iron and LeadPossible Awl. A wrought iron spike circa 30mm long, now corroded, with a flat sided oval handle of lead. The iron is corroded, though retaining a thickness of circa 6mm where it emerges from the handle; the handle is patinated overall. The handle fits between thumb and the side of the forefinger and would permit the use of the object for a piercing or reaming task. This might have a place in craft work, but might alternatively be associated with evidence for a range of weaponry whose shot is reported from the vicinity, perhaps as a priming wire or other accessory for a gun. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1700.Length: 63.0mm, Width: 37.6mm, Thickness: 12.2mm, Weight: 117.69gms.
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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