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Bronze Age to Roman awl (incomplete)
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St. Albans District Council, Julian Watters, 2012-12-03 16:12:21
Title
Bronze Age to Roman awl (incomplete)
Description
English: An incomplete copper-alloy awl of uncertain date.

The tool takes the form of a square-sectioned rod, broken at the top, the bottom end flattened to create a wedge-shaped terminal. A number of equally-spaced horizontal bands, in the form of lightly incised grooves, cover the surface of the artefact. It is uncertain as to whether these bands are a decorative feature or the result of the production process. The artefact has a dark brownish-green patina, with occasional patches of corrosion.

Dimensions: 29.7mm long, 5.3mm wide (terminal), 4.1mm thick. Weight: 4.06g.

No exact parallel could be found for this piece; however, its patina and general form are indicative of a probable Bronze Age to Roman date.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Buckinghamshire
Date between 800 BC and 410
Accession number
FindID: 533338
Old ref: BH-CCF332
Filename: Misc_obj_12_161_5.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/406933
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/406933/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/533338
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