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Description: | A copper alloy possible chisel or engraving tool of probable Post medieval to modern date. The object is a rod of copper alloy. It is circular in section at the wider end, and then tapers to a square section about quarter of the way along, and tapers in thickness to a wide wedge like point which bulges in width slightly. The patina is only partially formed, showing brassy metal through. The sides are slightly irregular making the object appears to be handmade. It measures 97.3mm long, 6.4mm wide and 6.7mm thick at the rounded end. The tip is 4.9mm wide and 1mm thick. 12.78g. Functional objects such as this are very difficult to date as the functinal form hardly changes through history. The thin patina suggests a fairly late date for this example.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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