BRONZE AGE CHISEL

-2500

An early form of miniature chisel/axe, similar in form to early Bronze Age flat axes, with facets one the sides and cutting edge, and no central stop, some reworking is evident along one side on the obverse face, which has very slight/shallow flanges. The cutting edge has been damaged but it is not clear if the damage is all recent or if some occurred in antiquity. The cutting edge is slightly crescentic, the sides curve inward gently before flaring out slightly again at the butt end which is badly damaged.