Object: Chisel
Classification: Tanged
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Worthing Museum 574/2, presented by Mrs. Henty
Site: Sussex (West), Ferring, Highdown Hill
Discovery context: hillside
Parish: Ferring
County: West Sussex
Country: England
Grid reference: c. tq 092 043
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 100.7
Width (mm): W collar 8.1, B collar 7.7
Weight (g): 50.4
Surface: dark brown rubbed sur. (tang) + dull green-brown sur.; dull green granular-textured
Description: Typology: collar with rounded angles - no crisp ber.; fairly neat double-facetted bl. sides; upper part of bl. side-flanged - meeting in pointed arch at tang junction - off centre to left on both faces; poss. sl. twist from tang to bl. - orig.?; point of tang quite sharp., Condition: e. mainly intact - fairly sharp; occ. nicks - poss. corr. chipping; file marks across tang faces - prob. recent, Attached material: small patch white substance on one bl. face - poss. modern.
Publications: a) Read 1899-1901, 387-8 no.2, fig., b) Goodman MS, 87, 93 fig., 99 fig.
Remarks: Context: 7b. Group, Labels/Markings: black ink-printed: 574, PIF: check, AFI: check, DF: C, SI: check, CI: check, Rec.:SR Nov. 78, Source: MV