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SLAG
Unique ID: WMID-A7FD46
Object type certainty: Certain
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A fragment of Iron bloomery slag. The fragment measures 47.21mm long by 28.40mm wide by 21.84mm thick. It weighs 45.8g. The Iron rich slag exhibits a large number of air bubbles and is relatively heavy for its size. The process of smelting iron ore to produce iron has not changed much from the Iron Age to the Medieval period.
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: 800 BC
Date to: AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 47.21 mm
Width: 28.4 mm
Thickness: 21.84 mm
Weight: 45.8 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 5th October 2008
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Brailes
Materials and construction
Primary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
To be known as: Brailes
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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