Casting waste

Unique ID: LIN-851278

Object type certainty: Certain

A large piece of copper alloy casting waste, or less likely an ingot. The piece is roughly D-shaped in cross-section with a smooth curved upper surface and a generally smooth flat base though there are occasional irregular ribs. In plan the object is elongated and gently tapers. Either end is roughly broken, though both have a hollow cylindrical opening. The object could therefore be a failed casting , though it is difficult to see what it was trying to be, and why the manufacturer would not have melted this down again.

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa 2000 BC
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Length: 127 mm
Width: 28 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: East Midlands
County: Lincolnshire
District: North Kesteven
Parish: Walcot Near Folkingham

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TF0534
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2008

Personal details

Found by: This information is restricted for your login.
Recorded by: Adam Daubney - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Adam Daubney - [view all attributed records]

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    Created: Thursday 23rd July 2009
    Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011

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