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Description: | Corroded cast copper alloy casting sprue/jet of Bronze Age or later date. A truncated cone shaped body with two curved prongs projecting from the narrow end. The shape reflects the funnel shaped casting gate and two projecting feeders into the casting mould. The base of the cone would have in fact been the upper side into which the metal was poured and the odd protrusion on one side may reflect the metal cooling as it was poured into the mould. The metal is dark green with patches of mid yellow green and pale green corrosion.Comparable examples on the PAS database include IOW-CE75F0, SF-9FFB87, WMID-67D243It is 29.9 mm high, 26mm wide and 21mm thick. The upper surface of the cone is sub circular measuring 21x 24.6 mm. It weighs 35.35g. The section of the feeder prongs are c.8mm in diameter.
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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