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Description: | A copper alloy casting jet of uncertain date, from early Bronze Age to late Post-Medieval, 2350 BC - AD 1900. One end of the jet is sub-rectangular and ragged, with a small, bent spur of metal projecting from one corner. There is a single runner, oval in cross section, tapering to a point, the last portion of which has broken away in antiquity and is missing. The waste has a smooth, dark brown patina. It is 27.8mm long, 11.9mm wide and 11.1mm thick. It weighs 4.08gm.Other examples of this type of waste can be found on the database; see for example references HAMP-D4D016, IOW-FEC5B3 and NMGW-0F0ECA.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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