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Sledge-hammer

Title Sledge-hammer

Description It is a massive piece and the two ends have different profiles: one is circular and the other rectangular. In the area of the oval orifice for attaching the wooden handle, the body of the sledge-hammer is widened and thickened. One of the main deforming tools in the inventory of a blacksmith’s workshop, the sledge-hammer appears often among the artefacts discovered at Sarmizegetusa Regia, illustrating the intense metallurgical activity from two thousand years ago from the capital of the Dacian kingdom. Find spot: Grădiştea de Munte – Sarmizegetusa Regia Dimensions: Length – 25,2 cm; Width – 6,4 cm Material: iron Execution technique: hammering

Geographic coverage Latitude:45° 37' 23; Longitude: 23° 18' 43'' E

Historical Date 1st century BC. - begining of the 2nd century AD.

Time Period Dacian Era

ID V 219

Scan Type 3D

Scan Format 3DPDF

Digitization Method

Language Romanian

Rights CC BY-NC-ND

Source National Museum of Transylvanian History, Cluj-Napoca

Data Provider National Museum of Transylvanian History, Cluj-Napoca

Provider Romania