A short needle punch or awl of square cross-section, from Torksey

An image of Tool. A short needle/punch/awl of square cross-section. The corners are slightly worn away at one end. Find Spot: Torksey, Lincolnshire. Copper alloy, 500-1499. Medieval.

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Tool. A short needle/punch/awl of square cross-section. The corners are slightly worn away at one end. Find Spot: Torksey, Lincolnshire. Copper alloy, 500-1499. Medieval.

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Accession Number: CM.1846-2008
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 305 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 171.83kB
Exposure time: 1/20
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1
Captured: 2017:11:15 13:28:15

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awl copper alloy Early Medieval Fitz_CM Medieval needle needle punch punch tool tools Torksey

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