Object Description
A long Bronze Age gouge chisel. The cast bronze tool has a long semi-circular shaft that seamlessly transitions into a square-section, slightly rounded butt which served as a handle. The gouge end is sharper and curved, with a narrow channel running from the end to the handle part of the chisel. Patination and earthly encrustation is visible across the surface.
Date: Circa 1600-800 BC
Period: Bronze Age