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CASTING WASTE
Unique ID: SF-F7E3AF
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper-alloy casting jet of probable Middle or Late Bronze Age date, dating c. 1550-750 BC. It consists an inverted sub-conical plug which bifurcates on its lower edge into two oblique circular-sectioned arms, flattened on their outer faces. Preserved in good condition with an even green patina, it survives to a length of 15.99mm, 15.47mm wide at its upper face, and c. 6.1mm thick at the midpoint of the arms. It weighs 17.38g.
Casting jets are waste products which form at the top of a two-piece clay mould when the molten metal has filled the object-shaped void below. As they represent re-usable metal, they were often retained and regularly turn up in base metal hoards of the period. C.f with PAS record BH-8DDE6E.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1550 BC
Date to: Circa 750 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 15.99 mm
Width: 15.47 mm
Thickness: 6.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 25th April 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Cavendish
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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