2024-03-19T02:29:13+00:00https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/477279/format/qrcodehttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/477279/format/jsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/477279/format/xmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/477279/format/geojsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/477279/format/pdfhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/477279/format/rdfhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/477279477279WILT-5D7742PAS4EE5D7740013D5CHISEL89.7919.6428.610.651Salisbury Museum Ref. 37791BRONZE AGE-1150-800A 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.2011-12-12 10:29:082016-08-07 15:00:20312011-09-062011-11-011Certain11313PAS4EE5D7740013D574WILTCopper alloy10627CompleteBRONZE AGEBAx13712p0gjgrs6qb2Metal detectorCircaCirca45990217765178414351141421Restricted AccessSU3237SU33NWStockbridge12602169810363984WILT-5D7742.jpg2Late Bronze Age ChiselSalisbury and South Wiltshire Museum5images/khinds/South EastCultivated landEuropean RegionCountyHampshireDistrictTest ValleyCivil Parish51.125-1.59114Restricted AccessReturned to finder96922