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Description: | Seven pieces of copper alloy metal working debris. Small pieces of clipped and melted metal, which could be either from wrought metal working or the casting process. Found close to a copper alloy ingot/piece of casting waste and a large piece of lead smelting slag. Material such as this is undatable due to its undiagnostic nature. 1. Length: 59.70mm, Width: 35.92mm, Thickness: 15.45mm, Weight: 116.7g 2. Length: 43.89mm, Width: 30.44mm, Thickness: 13.41mm, Weight: 40.6g 3. Length: 33.04mm, Width: 16.36mm, Thickness: 10.20mm, Weight: 17.0g 4. Length: 17.47mm, Width: 13.49mm, Thickness: 6.68mm, Weight: 4.7g 5. Length: 32.26mm, Width: 16.42mm, Thickness: 2.82mm, Weight: 4.9g 6. Length: 22.82mm, Width: 17.23mm, Thickness: 5.32mm, Weight: 6.1g 7. Length: 20.73mm, Width: 17.45mm, Thickness: 5.36mm, Weight: 11.7gSeveral pieces were examined by Dr J Peter Northover of the University of Oxford. analysis suggested they are c.15% lead and 85% copper. Dr Northover commented the composition suggested a 19th century date although he was unsure of their purpose.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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