Object: Flat Celt
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: British Museum, 66.6-27.2,Given by Christy Trustees, 1866
Site: Ireland
Country: Ireland
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 148
Width (mm): butt 40
Edge (mm): 86
Thickness (mm): 10
Weight (g): 526.98
Patina: Olive greenn and brown.
Surface: Heavily corroded especially on face. Edge and joints worn or corroded. 2 deep cuts and circular hole (bored) in L side.
Composition: Copper,Analysis by W. Gowland FSA: Copper 98.22; Tin .12; Arsenic 1.04; Lead a trace; Silver .16; Iron .17
Publications: Journ. Anthrop. Inst. Vol XXXI, p. 267