Object: Saw
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Society of Antiquaries Collection B.8(i),(Presented by Rev. J. J. Conybeare, 24 Nov. 1814)
Site: England,Cornwall,Mawgan-in-Meneage,Lanherne House, near
Parish: Mawgan-in-meneage
County: Cornwall
Country: England
Grid reference: c. SW 70 25
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 103
Thickness (mm): 2
Surface: Dull gold brown surface; few pock scars of similar colour
Other: Archive: PIF; AFI,PRBAF: DF (C); SI,Ext.: CI,Rec. SN Feb. 79,Source: MV,Old Card: 1
Description: Dimensions: EL 103mm; maxD 21mm; min D (including teeth) 19mm; max T 1.8mm; T (back edge) 0.8-1mm; T (tooth ends) 0.8-1.2mm; T (indentation) 1.0-1.4mm,Typology: very slight wavy back, blunt but not neatly flattened; centre line of blade swollen slightly - max. T. closer to serrated edge; barbs taper in profile towards tips; indentations fairly neatly flattened.,Manufacture: small notch in back and one half missing tooth -possible miscasting - neat bevels not obviously fractured.,Condition: both ends broken - ?ancient - sim. colour to rest of surface; one tooth missing, corr. chipped; small perforation - possibly recent as darker brown interior
Remarks: Labels/Markings: white inser.: 'B.8'