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Description: | A Bronze Age copper alloy chisel fragment. The chisel is incomplete only the blade survives. It is sub-trapezoid in plan, the straight sides flaring from the break towards the convex cutting edge. The piece is of thin, flat section, tapering at the edges. The blade thins to 2mm thick at the cutting edge. It is heavily corroded, with only very small fragments of the original surface remaining. It is dark brown in colour, giving the appearance of iron, but is non-magnetic. Such chisels are generally thought to be wood working tools. Similar on the database to SOM-589161, NMS-769173 and WILT-BE3195.Length 50mm, Width 28mm, Thickness 8.5mm, Weight 60.5g
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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