Record ID: WILT-CDB685
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete late Bronze Age chisel dating to c. 1150-800 BC. The chisel measures 86.44mm in length and weighs 24.94. The tang measures 7.96mm wide and 5.85mm thick where it joins the body of the chisel, and narrows and thins to 3.64mm wide and 2.94mm thick at the other end. Casting flashes are visible and worn down where it joins the collar. The collar is oval in cross-section (12.66mm wide 9.17mm thick), with the concave sides of the blade below extending from it and flaring to an expanded curved cutting edge measuring 20.64mm in diameter. The blade measures 34.72mm in length, thi…
Created on: Wednesday 6th July 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 17th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Knoyle', grid reference and parish protected.