Record ID: SWYOR-FCB525
Object type: GOUGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a cast copper alloy, socketed gouge, probably dating from late Bronze Age date, about 1000 - 650 BC. The remaining portion consists of a short length of the socket and the U shaped blade. The interior of the socket is circular and 9.9mm deep; the exterior is sub-rectangular. The blade tapers from the socket to a rounded cutting edge. The gouge is concave on one face and convex on the other. It has a dark green patina and the breaks are very abraded. It is 39.9mm long, 14.1mm wide and 13.9mm thick. It weighs 22.8gm. The socket is 7.8mm in diameter, the groove is 35.4mm long and…
Created on: Wednesday 21st January 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 15th July 2020
Spatial data recorded.