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CHISEL

Unique ID: SF5275

Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow status: Published

Burnt and warped fragment of copper-alloy implement with very degraded lumpy surface. The shape suggests a square-sectioned shaft with two concave sides, which broaden below the shoulder to a break. Dark green/black patina with some paler green corrosion where the surface has broken away. Some recent damage to shoulder. Possibly from a lugged chisel/tracer of late Early Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age; compare examples from Freckenham (FRK 018) and Barton Mills (sf425/3579). Surviving length 34 mm, width of tang 7 mm, surviving width at blade break 14 mm, weight 9.12g.

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Date from: Circa 1700 BC
Date to: 700 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 34 mm
Width: 14 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st December 2000 - Sunday 1st April 2001

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: SUFFOLK BADINGHAM

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Created: 23 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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