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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy awl, possibly dating to the Late Bronze Age (c. 1150 BC) but conceivably as late as the medieval period. The awl has a sub-rectangular cross section at one end that may have originally terminated in a flattened wedge-shape, as other examples recorded on this database do. This terminal widens to become square in the centre before tapering to a point at the opposing end. There is some pitting on the surface of the awl which suggests some age, however there is some debate as to the date of these objects, which probably first appeared in the Late Bronze Age but changed little in their size or form into the medieval period; the patina does suggests a later 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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