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INGOT
Unique ID: BH-609B54
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a Bronze Age copper-alloy ingot.
The piece is irregular in plan but retains part of its convex outer edge. The upper and lower surfaces are both convex and slope downwards, towards this outer edge. The casting contains large air pockets.
Length: 50mm; width: 42.1mm; thickness: 25mm. Weight: 224.81g.
This piece is typical of the fragments of circular ingot commonly found associated with hoards of the Middle to Late Bronze Age. Comparable fragments include PAS record BH-09D254 and Treasure case 2012 T286 (BH-6FF1F3), a hoard of 14 such pieces from Sarratt, Hertfordshire.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1100 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 50 mm
Width: 42.1 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight: 224.81 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 20th November 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 15/178 - 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
District: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Newton Blossomville
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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