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AWL
Unique ID: WMID-B6A4E7
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper alloy probable awl dating to the Bronze Age period (c. 900-600 BC). The object is circular in section at its upper most point, widening at the middle and then narrowing to a square-sectioned and sharply pointed lower end. The circular sectioned and square sectioned ends are separated by a ridge below the widened middle.
Comparable examples can be seen in Read (2001: 91) numbers 695 and 696. 696 in particular is closer in shape and has been suggested as a possible awl or a straw-splitter.
The overall dimensions are as follows: 41.39mm in length, 6.69mm in thickness and 4.31g in weight.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 900 BC
Date to: Circa 600 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 41.39 mm
Thickness: 6.69 mm
Weight: 4.31 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Rugby (District)
Parish or ward: Brandon and Bretford (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP4377
Four figure Latitude: 52.3893444
Four figure longitude: -1.36958355
1:25K map: SP4377
1:10K map: SP47NW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read, B. | 2001 | Metal artefacts of antiquity: A catalogue of small finds from specific areas of the United Kingdom | Langport | Portcullis Publishing | p. 91 | nos 695-696 |
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