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Description: | Bronze Age hoard of seven fragments of copper 'bun' ingot. The hoard is currently going through the treasure process as potential treasure. The following report was written by Ben Roberts, Curator of European Bronze Age, British Museum with volunteer Agnes Arnold-Foster.
1. Bronze ingot fragment. Cast surfaces, light green patina with red brown corrosion with a pitted surface.
L: 83.0mm; W 60.0mm:Th: 27.0mm; Wt: 583.0g
2.Bronze ingot fragment. Cast surfaces, light green patina with red brown corrosion with a pitted surface.
L: 80.0mm: W54.0mm: Th: 20.0mm; Wt: 542.0g
3.Bronze ingot fragment. Cast surfaces, light green patina with red brown corrosion with a pitted surface.
L;78.0mm; W:44.0mm: TH: 20.0mm; Wt: 460.0g
4. Bronze ingot fragment. Cast surfaces, light green patina with red browm corrosion with a pitted surface.
L; 104.0mm;W 74.0mm; Th:30.0mm; Wt: 869g.
5. Bronze ingot fragment. Cast surfaces, light green patina with red browm corrosion with a pitted surface.
L:58.0mm; W:50.0mm; Th:18.0mm; Wt: 308g.
6. Bronze ingot fragment. Cast surfaces, light green patina with red brown corrosion with a pitted surface.
L:59.0mm; W:41.0mm; Th:19.0mm; Wt: 280g.
7. Bronze ingot fragment. Cast surfaces, light green patina with red brown corrosion with a pitted surface.
L:61.0mm; W:73.0mm; Th:27.0mm; Wt: 718g.
Discussion
Seven bronze ingot fragments were placed in the ground. This practice is well documented during the Late Bronze Age (c.1100 - 800 BC). Traditional interpretation see these as metalworkers'reserves stored for later use. However, the failure to recover so many stored metal objects implies that recovery may not have always been the aim.
Conclusion
Though contextual details are sparse, it is probable that these objects formed a single original deposit or hoard dispersed through the actions of the plough seems very likely. This material is eligible as Treasure under the new Treasure order (2002) being a base metal prehistoric find containing two or more metal objects. | Subjects: | Bun Ingots | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Wootton, Danielle - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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