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Description: | Copper alloy possible awl. Cast rod of plano-convex or D section with a point at one end and broken at an angle at the other; neither end displays discernibly localised wear, as might be expected with the ends of an object such as a stylus. The convex side has three flat facets towards its wider blunt end; these occupy the upper 20mm of the remaining length, and their continuation towards the point is rounded by wear. This may mark where the wider end of the object was inserted into a handle of different material [now lost]. The planar side bears a series of pronounced horizontal steps resembling widely separated chatter marks. It appears the object may have been intended to produce regular D-shaped apertures of length c.4.5mm, probably in leather. The good condition may suggest a relatively recent date. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1850.Length: 79.4mm, Width: 5.5mm, Thickness: 2.9mm, Weight: 5.22gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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