File:Bronze Age awl (probably) (FindID 262204).jpg

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Bronze Age awl (probably)
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None, Julian Watters, 2009-07-06 18:03:03
Title
Bronze Age awl (probably)
Description
English: A copper-alloy awl of probable Bronze Age date.

The upper third of the artefact is of rectangular section and tapers in thickness towards a wedge-shaped blade. The lower two thirds are of sub-circular section and decrease in diameter towards the end, where it terminates in a slightly angled point. The artefact has a dark brown corrosion product and the surfaces exhibit possible file marks.

The object measures 103.2mm long, 5.3mm wide and 4.9mm thick (at the centre). The weight is 11.23g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Hertfordshire
Date between 2150 BC and 800 BC
Accession number
FindID: 262204
Old ref: BH-22C693
Filename: Misc obj 09 68 - 6.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/215831
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/215831/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/262204
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