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Description: | An incomplete post-Medieval to Modern cast copper-alloy bullet mould (c. 1600-c. 1850).This is the male component of a two-piece mould. It is sub-triangular in plan with slightly convex sides and a straight end. The edges of the outer face are bevelled. On the flat part of the outer face there is a small square protrusion which is partially surrounded by corroded iron and rusted iron staining. The inner face has a circular depression, 12.50mm in diameter with a depth of 6.05mm. To one side of the depression there is a semi-circular pouring slot. At each corner of the inner face there is a protruding knop. These have a diameter of 4.55mm and a height of about 3.50mm. The knops would have rested in the recesses of the corresponding female component.The outer face has a patchy olive green patina with iron staining and the circular recess has off-white deposits. Thereare numerous file marks on the outer face.Length: 23.68mm; width: 19.61mm; thickness: 14.52mm. Weight: 14.58g.Similar moulds have been recorded on The Portable Antiquities Scheme database. See finds: ESS-7FB453; KENT-348391; LEIC-3CAA74; LEIC-E13E52;(LEIC-E156C8); SUSS-3595E1 and SUSS-96AEB1.
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