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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Edward Caswell, 2020-06-18 15:03:20 |
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Casting waste |
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| Description |
English: An incomplete piece of copper alloy (bronze) casting waste of uncertain date; most probably Roman (AD50-350). However, due to the lack of context and the continuation of casting styles this artefact could be dated from Bronze Age - Roman period (c. 1500 BC - 450 AD).
This fragment is from the neck (funnel / well) of a composite probably two-part mould. The casting waste is broadly conical in shape although the wide edges are more heavily tapered than the sides. In profile the two halves of the casting waste are uneven with one side being much thicker and more wedge shaped than the other. This is presumably due to the mould being cut deeper one half than the other. The base of the casting waste is cut horizontally with a single cut - rather than being cut with a pair of shears or broken by lateral movement. It is slightly concave with a circular well at the centre filled with white material possibly lead The casting waste is a mid sometimes light green colour with an even well-formed patina that covers all surfaces. The casting waste is : 28.3mm long, 27.7mm wide and 19.6 thick at the top of the well. It weighs 53.75 grams. The potential lead inclusion on the object’s base may suggest a lead core such that it might be an irregular weight. However no exact parallels for this form have been found and this purpose would not suitably explain a copper alloy exterior. Instead, this object is almost identical in form to other cases of casting waste found on the database including HESH-37C698, HESH-52FC05 and HESH-7C0783. Casting waste is very hard to date in isolation but the patina and form might suggest a Bronze Age - Roman date. The fact that this mould comes to an oval broken edge may suggest that it was for casting a blade, tool or possibly a palstave. A direct comparison has not been found. The survival of casting waste is relatively rare as it is usually recycled swiftly as a bi-product of casting |
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| Depicted place | (County of findspot) Buckinghamshire | ||
| Date | between 1500 BC and 402 | ||
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FindIdentifier: 1005693 |
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https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/1107444 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1107444/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1005693 |
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