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INGOT
Unique ID: NLM-8AD1AD
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy ingot fragment. Shard broken from a circular plano-convex ingot of estimated diameter c.100mm. The lower surface bears a stippled texture suggesting the object has set in a hollow in a sanded bed, which was a normal way of casting smaller ingots from the early medieval period onwards. The upper surface is wrinkled in the course of cooling. There is no green staining whatsoever, and little trace of abrasion, which may reflect alloy composition or burial environment, but probably also argues a relatively recent date. The broken edges have shattered with clean breaks, which may reflect aspects of alloy composition, as may the very dark tint of fractured surfaces. Activities such as recycling and bell founding might take place at a remove from occupied areas because of their polluting nature and because of the fire risk they could present. Suggested date: Medieval, 1100-1500.
Thickness: 12.6mm, Weight: 104.71gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 12.6 mm
Weight: 104.71 g
Diameter: 100 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 19th August 2016
Rally details.
This object was found at Wymondham Rally 2016 (Near Spooner Row)
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM33987
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
References cited
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