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Description: | Two (2) pieces of copper alloy industrial or casting waste / slag, of probable Late Medieval dating (11th to 15th Centuries AD). Both pieces are droplet like in nature, and are likely to be tap or run off waste. Both are a mid green colour with an even surface patina.They measure:A: 13.32mm long, 9.99mm wide and 4.54mm thick. It weighs 1.9 grams.B: 13.31mm long, 11.68mm wide and 4.81mm thick. It weighs 1.6 grams.Together they weigh 3.5 grams.Both pieces are consistent with the waste produced as part of the copper smelting process, which did not significantly change from the Bronze Age through the Late Medieval period. However these fragments are more likely to be Medieval in date, as more Medieval copper alloy finds have been found in the vicinty of these pieces.
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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