Record ID: LON-F28563 - IRON AGE awl

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Awl

Unique ID: LON-F28563

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of A Prehistoric – Roman copper alloy awl, probably dating 800BC-AD410.

A Prehistoric – Roman copper alloy awl, probably dating 800BC-AD410. The awl tapers to a point at one end and a flattened curved (spatulate) end at the other, the mid-section has a square cross-section. The spatulate end is bent to one side probably due to damage. The copper alloy has a roughened surface and a dark green patina.

Sally Worrell suggested a broad date range of Bronze Age to Roman and thought it was probably from the Iron Age – Roman period.

Dimensions: length: 75.70mm; width: 5.67mm; thickness: 5.67mm; weight: 8.43g.

Identification by Sally Worrell, PAS Finds Adviser Prehistoric and Roman artefacts.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa 800 BC
Date to: Circa AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Length: 75.7 mm
Width: 5.67 mm
Thickness: 5.67 mm
Weight: 8.43 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: East
County: Essex
District: Epping Forest
Parish: Moreton

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TL5506
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From finder
Grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st December 2009

Personal details

Found by: This information is restricted for your login.
Recorded by: Mrs Kate Sumnall - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Ms Sally Worrell - [view all attributed records]

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