Record ID: ESS-3965F0
Object type: ANVIL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy anvil of probable Bronze Age date, though possibly later. The item consists of a rectangular body, 41.9mm in length, 25.76mm in width and 18.76mm in thickness. The top edge of the body is faceted, with a ridge in the centre and two faces sloping down on either side. When viewed from the side, the body of the anvil is pentagonal in shape. There is a sub rectangular projection on the bottom edge of the body approx. 28.08mm long and 6.93mm thick. This projection is sub-ovoid in cross section, and tapers to become thinner both in width and in thickness toward the end. …
Created on: Thursday 23rd March 2017
Last updated: Friday 31st March 2017
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