Copper-alloy, 12.40 grams, 59.20 mm. A square-section awl narrowing to a round-section point, with transverse piercing for suspension; traces of ferrous corrosion in the aperture imply that the awl was in use in the Iron Age although the type is often found in Bronze Age contexts. Reference: Read, B. Metal Artefacts of Antiquity, Langport, 2001 item 694. Very fine condition. Provenance: found Wiltshire, England.