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SF9038: Bronzwe age metal working debris

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METAL WORKING DEBRIS

Unique ID: SF9038

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Copper-alloy sprue cap waster with remains of four casting runners and with two distinctly coloured remnants of fired clay between the runners. From the underside, a straight line clearly separates the differently coloured clays, with about two-thirds being of a rusty red-brown and dark brown, the other third being a pale grey-brown. A smaller area of this paler clay lies between the runners and the top of the sprue cap. The copper alloy is patinated a medium to dark green. It is impossible to be sure of the date, but the sprue cap itself is paralleled by numerous examples used for producing socketed tools and weapons in Late Bronze Age hoards. The clay may be from the mould, particularly from the inner (socket) mould core, in which case it is particularly rare, with the colour variation offering added interest in understanding how the socket was produced.

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Date from: 1000 BC
Date to: 700 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 30 mm
Width: 26 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight: 32.35 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st March 2002

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Pottery

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: SUFFOLK FRECKENHAM

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SF
Created: 21 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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