Database

Chisel

Title
Chisel
Description
This tool has a large body, with rectangular section. Its thickness gradually decreases from the upper side towards the straight bevel. It exhibits traces of intense use.
This type of chisels was used in blacksmith workshops for cutting ingots and pieces of sheet-metal.
- Find-spot: Grădiştea de Munte – Sarmizegetusa Regia (Hunedoara county)
- Dimensions: length – 13,2 cm; width – 3,7 cm
- Material: iron
- Execution technique: hammering
Geographic coverage
Latitude:45° 37' 23'' N; Longitude: 23° 18' 43'' E
Historical Date
1st century BC.
Time Period
Dacian Era
ID
V 22641
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