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A Bronze age copper alloy awl.
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Kent County Council, Jen Jackson, 2009-01-29 16:13:21
Title
A Bronze age copper alloy awl.
Description
English: A cast copper alloy awl or tracer dating to the Bronze Age. The centre, which is the thickest part is square in section. From the centre to the blunt end the awl narrows and becomes circular in section. In the other direction from the centre, the awl narrows to a chisel shape with a flat rounded end. The awl is 61.5mm long, 6.1mm wide, 5.9mm thick and weighs 12g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Kent
Date between 2150 BC and 800 BC
Accession number
FindID: 245511
Old ref: KENT-1CEA53
Filename: IMG_1606.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/200746
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/200746/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/245511
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