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Bronze Age casting waste (probably)
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St. Albans District Council, Julian Watters, 2011-08-02 13:32:49
Title
Bronze Age casting waste (probably)
Description
English: Copper-alloy casting waste of probable Bronze Age date.

The artefact is sub-conical, its upper surface being slightly concave and irregular. Below, the artefact tapers downwards, terminating in two short jets. The object measures 36.4mm long, 28mm wide and 23.3mm high. The weight is 58.2g.

Examples of similar casting jets have been found in hoards of Middle to Late Bronze Age metalwork (see, for example, 2006 T36, from Devon). Such pieces represent a plug of waste copper-alloy which is created when casting socketed implements, such as axes, in two-piece moulds.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Hertfordshire
Date between 1500 BC and 800 BC
Accession number
FindID: 455587
Old ref: BH-ECE695
Filename: BA_castingjet_11_121_1.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/339642
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/339642/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/455587
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