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Anvil
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Iron Age or Romano-British iron anvil from Sutton Walls hillfort. Forged from a single bloom of iron which has been carburised during the reheating for forging, or from steel produced directly from the ore. One of the faces bears the remains of 2 slits which were intended for heading nails or rivets.These holes tend to weaken the anvil and in this particular case have caused a large piece to break off one corner. However, the anvil continued to be used after this mishap. 111lb weight, 10.5 ins. high with a base 9 ins square . Excavated by Kathleen Kenyon from Sutton Walls, Herefordshire in 1948-1951.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 6747 |
| Date | 800BC - 100 |
| Period | Iron Age |
| Collection | Archaeology |
| Technique | Forging |
| Material | Iron |
| Creator | Kenyon, Dr. Kathleen M. |
| Name | |
| Locality | Sutton Walls |
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