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Description: | A fragment of Iron bloomery slag. The fragment measures 48.62mm long by 43.13mm wide by 44.54mm thick. It weighs 89.1g. The Iron rich slag exhibits a large number of air bubbles and resembles vitrified clay. 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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