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Late Bronze Age axe mould casting jet (replica)
replica of a casting jet from a bivalve mould for casting socketed axes, based on fragments found at the site of a bronze smithy at Jarlshof
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
47.235/4
Find Information
Site Name: Jarlshof, Shetland
Notes: the original is held by the National Museum of Antiquities, Edinburgh
Acquisition
purchase, 13/8/1947
Measurements
Weight
(g): 24.2
maximum length
(mm): 47.0
maximum width
(mm): 38.0
maximum thickness
(mm): 28.0
Material
Plaster
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