An iron chisel found near Bigby, Lincolnshire. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 2.0
An iron chisel found near Bigby, Lincolnshire. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 2.0

Chisel (NLM-79460E)

An iron chisel found near Bigby, Lincolnshire

This chisel fragment has a wrought-iron V-shaped blade and likely had a socket for attachment to a handle. Socket attachment using sockets made of rolled metal are characteristic of early medieval metal-working.

Object Type

Tool

Date

circa 850 — 1100

Ascribed Culture

Original/Reproduction

Original

Material

Collection

Viking Objects

Current Location

Private Ownership

Keywords

Anglo-Scandinavian, chisel, iron, Lincolnshire, Portable_Antiquities_Scheme, tools

Further information

You can see the original at Private Ownership.

Acknowledgements

(c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 2.0

References

Portable Antiquities Scheme

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