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This bronze chisel was found near Perth in Perthshire. It dates from around 1500 to 1150 BC.

The chisel is a type called a shouldered chisel. It has a transverse cutting edge.

Chisels were specialised woodworking tools, and may have been the property of specialist carpenters.

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• Online ID: 000-100-034-289-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.DC 72
• Date: Between 1500 and 1150 BC
  
• Material: Bronze; transverse cutting edge
  
• Dimensions: 5.13" x 1.13"
  
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• Where: Scotland, Perthshire, Perth
  
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• Description: Late Bronze Age shouldered chisel, found near Perth
  
• References:
  • Coles, John M. Scottish late Bronze Age metalwork: typology, distributions and chronology. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 93 (1959-1960), pp 16-134, esp. pp 50-1, 88. 
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