LIN-9B5103: Bronze Age copper alloy casting waste

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CASTING WASTE

Unique ID: LIN-9B5103

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper alloy casting jet or sprue. The item is roughly oval in plan and plano-convex in section, and has an incomplete, irregular tab of copper alloy extending from the base. Probably Late Bronze Age.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1500 BC
Date to: Circa 750 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 20 mm
Width: 24 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight: 17.02 g

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: North Kesteven (District)
Parish or ward: Roxholm (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF0649
Four figure Latitude: 53.0277971
Four figure longitude: -0.42093876
1:25K map: TF0649
1:10K map: TF04NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: LIN
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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