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1884.119.244

Bronze chisel

1884.119.244

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bronze chisel
Long description
Bronze chisel with tang for hafting and a small projection on each side. [El.B 19/10/2007]
Geographical reference
Ireland, Republic of
Europe > Northern Europe > Ireland, Republic of
"Ireland": ie Ireland or Northern Ireland (UK)
Date
Date collected
By 1884
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Bronze Metal
Dimensions
Length: max 134 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.119.244
Research and responses

Pitt Rivers was in Ireland [serving in the Army] from 1862-66, this object may have been obtained during this period [Bowden, 1991: 60-4]. Trunnion is a knob projecting horizontally from each side of a gun or other object by which it is supported etc. There are a large number of bronze objects from Ireland which are unmatched in the delivery catalogues, these can be found in PRM possibles file [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Search terms: Tool, Chisel

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