Object: Awl
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Wells, Mr. J.R. - private,95 Melrose Avenue, Wimbledon Park, SW19 8AU
Site: England,Greater London,River Thames North Foreshore,Hurlingham Park,Found about 23 Dec. 79 "lying in 2" water at low tide: Thames, North Side, opposite Hurlingham Part, amongst other objects collected that day of more recent origin; e.g. clay pipes, marbles, copper and iron nails." (Personal communication - DF)
Discovery context: river
Parish: Hurlingham
District: Hurlingham
County: Greater London
Country: England
Grid reference: TQ 249 755
Year of discovery: 1979
Length (mm): 83
Width (mm): 8
Thickness (mm): 9
Weight (g): 13
Surface: Small patches of thin dark green rather matt patina, mainly flaked to grey-green gold flecked with brighter gold; minor pocking assoc. with light green spots.
Description: Dimensions: L 82.5mm; max W 8.3; max B 8.8mm; W tang end 2.8mm; Wt. 12.6 g,Typology: working end with octagonal section, bevels tend to become diffuse towards point; sl. concave taper to working end; ledge at tang junction little sloped and irreg.; tang with rect. sec., crisp angles but one a little facetted - sec. sl. skewed,Manufacture: short stretch of cg. fl. stump at base of tang on one side.,Condition: point and tang end sharp and intect - poss. enhanced sharpness through loss of p.
Remarks: Archive: PIF,PRBAF: DF (S); SI,Ext.: CI,Rec. SN April 80,Source Sb. A.,Sub. Inf. J.R.Wells, 95 Melrose Ave, Wimbledon Pk., SW19 8AU