Object: Flat Celt
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Private Collection,J.S. Hamilton Esq.,Brownhall, Ballintra,Co. Donegal
Site: Ireland,Donegal,Ballintra
Parish: Ballintra
County: County Donegal
Country: Ireland
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 121
Width (mm): butt 32
Edge (mm): 70
Thickness (mm): 11
Weight (g): 269.33
Patina: A thin dark green patina scarcely covering the butt.
Surface: Is pitted and one face gives slight indication that it has been cast in an open mould.
Composition: Appears to be copper
Description: A slight dent in the butt. The edge has decayed and has been hammered "blunt" in recent times. (Originally described: The cutting edge has been ground down to about 3.5mm thick).