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Bronze Age Casting Jet
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Isle of Wight Council, Frank Basford, 2008-08-26 10:12:24
Title
Bronze Age Casting Jet
Description
English: A cast copper alloy casting jet of possible Bronze Age date (2150 BC – 800 BC). Length: 12.2mm; width: 26.3mm and 13.9mm thick. Weight: 7.13g.

The object is roughly funnel-shaped and in plan has a flat sub-oval concave head, the surface of which is irregular and pitted. This uneven surface was probably created when the molten metal was solidifying. On the underside there is a pair of sprue elements (feeders). Each feeder is in the form of a short stub.

The piece has traces of a dark green patina, although bright green powdery copper alloy corrosion products are also present on the surface.

It is possible that this casting jet is later than the Bronze Age.

Similar examples are recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database. See finds from Blythburgh Parish, Suffolk (SF-9FFB87) and Badingham Parish, Suffolk (SF-C9AED6).
Depicted place (County of findspot) Isle of Wight
Date between 1250 BC and 800 BC
Accession number
FindID: 229637
Old ref: IOW-300AB7
Filename: IOW2008-3-32.JPG
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/185375
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/185375/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/229637
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