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LOT 1259

Bronze Age Chisel-Shaped Tool

11TH-9TH CENTURY B.C.

2 3/8 in. (81 grams, 61 mm).

With crescentic body and a square-section spike to the underside.

Provenance

Acquired in the early 1990s.
The Kusmirek Collection, UK.

Footnotes

Bronze Age comprises a range of small rod-like tools that are usually round or rectangular in cross-section and pointed at one end with a square or chiselled edge at the other. They were probably used for perforating leather, wood and bone working and other crafts. Early researchers suggested they may have been used also for tattooing human skin.

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LOT 1259

Bronze Age Chisel-Shaped Tool

Sold for (Inc. bp): £124

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  • Bronze Age Chisel-Shaped Tool
    Bronze Age Chisel-Shaped Tool
    11th-9th century B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £124

    With crescentic body and a square-section spike to the underside. 81 grams, 61 mm



    Acquired in the early 1990s. The Kusmirek Collection, UK.

    Bronze Age comprises a range of small rod-like tools that are usually round or rectangular in cross-section and pointed at one end with a square or chiselled edge at the other. They were probably used for perforating leather, wood and bone working and other crafts. Early researchers suggested they may have been used also for tattooing human skin.

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