The Western Stone Forts Project

The Western Stone Forts Project was initiated to study a distinctive group of large stone forts located along the western seaboard of Ireland. The majority of these forts are concentrated on the Aran Islands County Galway, in the Burren Co. Clare and on the Dingle and Iveragh peninsulas Co. Kerry. Excavations associated with the project were…

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Bronze chisel from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 1493.

Аутор: The Discovery Programme

Идентификатор извора: WSFP_V03_FIG_1493

Врста извора: Image

Формат: L.27mm; W.5mm; T.3.5mm

Complete. Small finely-made implement with chisel-like blade at one end. Shank is very fine, curved to form irregular 'S' shaped profile, rectangular in section. The lower 18mm or so is expanded and rounded off to form “blade” and there is a slight triangular-shaped nick out of one side. The opposite end is flattened and thins out to a straight edge 3mm wide by 0.5mm thick. The curved profile allows the piece to be securely gripped between finger and thumb.

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