Rights Holder: Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum
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Unique ID: WILT-5D7742
Object type certainty: Certain
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A Late Bronze Age (1150-800 BC) tanged chisel, measuring 89.79mm in length and weighing 28.6g.
The tang measures 7.34x7.13mm where it joins the body of the chisel, and narrows and thins to 5.83x1.85mm at the other end. Casting flashes are visible and worn down where it joins the collar.
The collar is a square-ish circle in cross-section (11.46x10.65mm), with the concave sides of the blade below extending from it and flaring to an expanded curved cutting edge 19.64mm wide.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1150 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Quantity: 1
Length: 89.79 mm
Width: 19.64 mm
Thickness: 10.65 mm
Weight: 28.6 g
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 6th September 2011 - Tuesday 1st November 2011
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Other reference: Salisbury Museum Ref. 3779
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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