File:Bronze Age metal working debris (FindID 530012).jpg

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Bronze Age metal working debris
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National Museums Liverpool , Vanessa Oakden, 2012-11-14 13:34:33
Title
Bronze Age metal working debris
Description
English: A cast copper alloy ingot or 'cake' probably dating from the Bronze Age period. The object is sub-oval in plan and sub-rectangular in cross-section. One surface of the object is flat and smooth although pitted. The other faces of the object are irregular in form and with larger pits.

The molten copper alloy would have been poured into a mould, and allowed to cool until it was solid. The undulating lower surface represents the formation of air pockets. The colour, texture, shape and formation of the ingot suggests that it may date from the Bronze age period, however without metallurgical analysis it is difficult to date the ingot precisely and it may be more recent. The object has a mid brown patina.

A similar example which can be found on the database is Fowler, H (2011) CAM-23B333 A BRONZE AGE INGOT Webpage available at: <a href="http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/447384">http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/447384</a>.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Denbighshire
Date between 2150 BC and 1500
Accession number
FindID: 530012
Old ref: LVPL-3996B1
Filename: DSCN1925.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/404181
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/404181/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/530012
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