An incomplete Late Bronze Age (c.1100-650 BC) copper alloy socketed gouge, with wide flaring collar and prominent (but smoothed down) casting flashes.
The collar moulding expands from 18.1mm in diameter to 20.3mm in diameter (internal diameter 15.1mm) over 13.9mm. Below it measures 17.5mm in diameter, narrowing to the relatively straight cutting edge which measures 13.9mm in width and 5.6mm in thickness. The back of the gouge is linearly faceted (eight faces) while the inverted-V shaped groove reaches from the cutting edge to just before the collar moulding.The metal is a mid-green in colour with a greyish hue, presumably the result of a copper-tin alloy. The patina is smooth and shiny. The gouge measures 87.7mm in length, 19.9mm in max.width, 20.3 in max.thickness and diameter and weighs 65.96g.It is likely that this tool is from the Wilburton, Ewart Park or Llyn Fawr metalworking phases which correspond to Needham's (1996) Period's 6 - 8.
An incomplete Late Bronze Age (c.1100-650 BC) copper alloy socketed gouge, with wide flaring collar and prominent (but smoothed down) casting flashes.
The collar moulding expands from 18.1mm in diameter to 20.3mm in diameter (internal diameter 15.1mm) over 13.9mm. Below it measures 17.5mm in diameter, narrowing to the relatively straight cutting edge which measures 13.9mm in width and 5.6mm in thickness. The back of the gouge is linearly faceted (eight faces) while the inverted-V shaped groove reaches from the cutting edge to just before the collar moulding.The metal is a mid-green in colour with a greyish hue, presumably the result of a copper-tin alloy. The patina is smooth and shiny. The gouge measures 87.7mm in length, 19.9mm in max.width, 20.3 in max.thickness and diameter and weighs 65.96g.It is likely that this tool is from the Wilburton, Ewart Park or Llyn Fawr metalworking phases which correspond to Needham's (1996) Period's 6 - 8.
A RDF representation of HAMP-D11447
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HAMP-D11447
HAMP-D11447
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A thumbnail image of HAMP-D11447
Copper alloy
Primary material of object
Complete
19.9
Width
87.7
Length
20.3
Diameter
20.3
Thickness
65.96
Weight
By Attribution 3.0
The period from for the object
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A full resolution image of HAMP-D11447
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