GOUGE 805054

GOUGE 805054
Description: A nearly complete cast copper-alloy socketed gouge dating to c. 1000 to 650 BC. The gouge is oval in cross ssection and narrows from the base to the tip. On both sides are visible small ribs, residue of the casting process. The tip of the object is thinner than the body and is U-shape in cross section with a central groove that is 6,50mm in length and narrows down through the body, disappearing before reaching the base. The gourge has not been finished as elements from the casting process have not been removed. It measures 46.04mm in length, 10.91mm in width, 2.23mm in thick and weighs 22.77g. Similar examples are recorded on PAS database as WILT-FF82BC.
Date: -1000 - -650

Object type: GOUGE

Last import: August 15, 2017
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