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Description: | A fragment of Iron bloomery slag. The fragment measures 35.12mm long by 29.00mm wide by 17.21mm thick. It weighs 26.5g. The Iron rich slag exhibits a large number of air bubbles and is relatively heavy in relation to its size. The process of smelting iron ore to produce iron has not changed much from the Iron Age to the Medieval period.
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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