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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
(): length / mm
(): maximum width / mm:38.0
(): width / mm
(): maximum thickness / mm:28.0
(): thickness / mm
Material
plaster
Location
In store
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