Record ID: CORN-B36EA0
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast copper alloy ingot which would have originally been circular in plan and plano-convex in profile, but this ingot is triangular in plan, trapezoidal in profile, and rectangular in section, as it comes from one edge of the original ingot. Plano-convex ingots like this one were used during the Late Bronze Age, c.1000-700 BC. The surface of the ingot is pitted where air bubbles formed during the casting process and the exposed sides of the fragment have worn cavities typically seen in these bun ingots. There are dark green and coppery brown areas and a few lighter green pa…
Created on: Tuesday 12th November 2019
Last updated: Thursday 21st November 2019
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Record ID: CORN-1C444C
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast copper alloy ingot which would have originally been circular in plan and plano-convex in profile, but this ingot is sub-rectangular in plan, triangular in profile, and square in section, as it comes from one edge of the original ingot. Plano-convex ingots like this one were used during the Late Bronze Age, c.1000-700 BC. The surface of the ingot is pitted where air bubbles formed during the casting process and the sides of the fragment have cavities typically seen in these bun ingots. There is a large rectangular rim and recess at the outer edge which could potentially…
Created on: Wednesday 31st July 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 13th August 2019
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Record ID: CORN-F6B541
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a cast copper alloy ingot which would have originally been circular in plan and plano-convex in profile. This fragment is square in plan, triangular in profile, and rhomboidal in section, as it comes from one edge of the original ingot. Plano-convex ingots like this one were used during the Late Bronze Age, c.1150-700 BC. The surface of the ingot is pitted where air bubbles formed during the casting process. There are dark green and coppery brown areas and light green patches of bronze disease. Similar ingot fragments have been found in metalworkers' hoards in Cornwall dat…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 24th October 2018
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Record ID: CORN-3E886F
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a gold ingot, rectangular in plan and rhomboidal in profile, and plano-convex in section. The ingot has been cast and then forged or hammered on two sides. The porosity seen in section at one end is created by the casting and then the ingot has been hit once it was cooled and this end section has cracked away. The opposite end has been sheared off with a blunt 'cold' chisel which has caused the end to expand slightly. So this piece may have come from a longer strip which was used and this fragment kept for future use or left to be melted down in a crucible. From the analys…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd October 2018
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St. Just', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-AE219D
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a gold ingot or strip, rectangular in plan and lozenge-shaped in profile, raised into a lip on both of the edges of each face. The raised edges are created when the sides are hammered to keep the them parallel and control the shape before forming the ingot into an armlet or band or ribbon ornament. Both ends are flattened and flanged and have been sheared off with a blunt 'cold' chisel which has caused the ends to expand. So this piece may have come from a longer strip which was used and this fragment kept for future use. A bracelet fragment with similar raised sides has b…
Created on: Wednesday 8th August 2018
Last updated: Monday 21st October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St. Buryan', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-5B1674
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a gold finger ingot, plano-convex in plan, and trapezoidal in profile and section. The ingot has been cast and then forged or hammered. The porosity seen in section is created by the casting and the ingot has been hit once it was cooled and this end section has cracked away. A good comparison for this ingot fragment is the Welsh gold ingot published in Green, H.S., A late bronze age gold hoard from Llanarmon-yn-Ial, Clwyd, The Antiquaries Journal 63, 1983, 384-7, p.385, fig.13, no.4 (Brendan O'Connor pers comm) with a similarly rounded end and at the opposite terminal, …
Created on: Thursday 17th August 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-3B4CCE
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast copper alloy ingot which would have originally been circular in plan and plano-convex in profile, but this ingot is square in plan, triangular in profile, and rectangular in section, as it comes from one edge of the original ingot. Plano-convex ingots like this one were used during the Late Bronze Age, c.1150-700 BC. The surface of the ingot is pitted where air bubbles formed during the casting process and the sides of the fragment have cavities typically seen in these bun ingots. There is a large rectangular rim and recess on one face which could potentially represe…
Created on: Wednesday 28th December 2016
Last updated: Saturday 14th January 2017
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Record ID: CORN-3B10A7
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a cast copper alloy ingot which would have originally been circular in plan and plano-convex in profile, but this fragment is trapezoidal in plan, and rhomboidal in profile and section, as it comes from the centre of the original ingot. Plano-convex ingots like this one were used during the Late Bronze Age, c.1150-700 BC. The surface of the ingot is pitted and corroded and the sides of the fragment have cavities and bulbous layers from the air bubbles formed during the casting process and typically seen in these bun ingots. There are dark green and coppery brown areas an…
Created on: Wednesday 28th December 2016
Last updated: Sunday 1st January 2017
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Record ID: CORN-F588DE
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a cast copper alloy ingot which would have originally been circular in plan and plano-convex in profile, but this fragment is trapezoidal in plan and rhomboidal in profile and in section, as it comes from the centre of the original ingot. Plano-convex ingots like this one were used during the Late Bronze Age, c.1150-700 BC. The surface of the ingot is pitted where air bubbles formed during the casting process and typically seen in these bun ingots. There are dark green and coppery brown areas and light green patches of bronze disease. Similar ingot fragments have been foun…
Created on: Wednesday 7th September 2016
Last updated: Thursday 8th September 2016
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Record ID: CORN-F4B411
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a cast copper alloy ingot which would have originally been circular in plan and plano-convex in profile, but this fragment is trapezoidal in plan, triangular in profile, and rhomboidal in section, as it comes from one edge of the original ingot. Plano-convex ingots like this one were used during the Late Bronze Age, c.1150-700 BC. The surface of the ingot is pitted where air bubbles formed during the casting process and the sides of the fragment have cavities typically seen in these bun ingots. There are dark green and coppery brown areas and light green patches of bronze …
Created on: Wednesday 7th September 2016
Last updated: Thursday 8th September 2016
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Record ID: CORN-A863F7
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy globule or casting waste, ovate in plan and plano-convex in profile and section, formed from a pool of molten metal collecting in a small recess. The surface of the ingot is pitted where air bubbles formed during the casting process and the uneven edge suggests accidental manufacture. There is a brown corrosion layer over much of the surface and light green patches of bronze disease. This was probably produced during the casting of copper alloy plano-convex ingots during the Late Bronze Age, c.1150-700 BC. Pearce (1983) illustrates shallow ingots from Mountbatten,…
Created on: Saturday 3rd September 2016
Last updated: Thursday 8th September 2016
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Record ID: CORN-0931DE
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a cast copper alloy ingot which would have originally been circular in plan and plano-convex in profile, but this fragment is trapezoidal in plan, triangular in profile, and rhomboidal in section, as it comes from one edge of the original ingot. Plano-convex ingots like this one were used during the Late Bronze Age, c.1150-700 BC. The surface of the ingot is deeply pitted where air bubbles formed during the casting process and the sides of the fragment have cavities typically seen in these bun ingots. There are dark green and coppery brown areas and light green patches of …
Created on: Friday 26th August 2016
Last updated: Saturday 27th August 2016
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Record ID: CORN-ECECE2
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a gold ingot or bar which has been folded over and over again from a larger piece of sheet in order to make it thicker and perhaps to beat out any impurities. There are evident layers in section but these have been heat welded together by forging the gold when hot. The fragment has been hammered to thin out the piece at one end and then either snapped or chiselled off in two areas, perhaps to make it into a more rectangular shape, before it was reworked. There are patches of reddish patina, which have also been seen on a strip of gold (2014 T39) that has already undergone …
Created on: Monday 28th April 2014
Last updated: Friday 2nd September 2016
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Record ID: CORN-BBA3C1
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a cast copper alloy ingot which would have originally been circular in plan and plano-convex in profile, but this fragment is trapezoidal in plan, triangular in profile, and plano-convex in section, as it comes from one edge of the original ingot. Plano-convex ingots like this one were used during the Late Bronze Age, c.1150-700 BC. The upper face of the ingot is smooth with some dark green patches of patina, and coppery red areas of decay, and the sides and the base of the fragment have cavities typically seen in these bun ingots. Similar ingot fragments have been found i…
Created on: Thursday 7th November 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 19th November 2013
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Record ID: CORN-CDBF61
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a cast copper alloy ingot, probably originally circular in plan and plano-convex in profile, but this fragment is rectangular in plan, square in profile and triangular in section, as it likely comes from the centre of the original ingot. Plano-convex ingots like this one were used during the Late Bronze Age, c.1150-700 BC. The upper face and base of the ingot are smooth with some dark green patches of patina, and the sides of the fragment have ridges and cavities typically seen in the sections of these bun ingots. Similar ingot fragments have been found in metalworkers hoa…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd May 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd May 2013
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Record ID: CORN-131C45
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a cast copper alloy ingot, probably originally circular in plan and plano-convex in profile, but this fragment is square in plan and more rectangular in section and profile, as it likely comes from the centre of the original ingot. The surface of the ingot fragment is quite pitted and corroded, and generally light to dark green in colour, depending on how active the corrosion is, with patches of coppery red. Similar ingot fragments have been found in metalworkers hoards dating from the Late Bronze Age (c.1150-700 BC), most recently in a hoard (2012 T570) from St Buryan (CO…
Created on: Thursday 24th January 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 29th January 2013
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Record ID: CORN-BD3DD5
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a cast copper alloy plano-convex ingot, sub-triangular in plan and profile, and plano-convex in section. The fragment rises up from its semi-circular outer edge, which is about 10 mm in thickness, to the centre of the ingot, where it is broken, and 27 mm in thickness or height. The two sides which look deliberately waisted may have been filed after sections were taken out of the ingot, and have since worn smooth and corroded to form rounded yet defined rectangular edges. There are also a few pits in the base, side and upper surface, which were probably formed from air pock…
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 15th May 2012
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Record ID: CORN-CCB7D1
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy fragment of an ingot, triangular in plan, and in profile, a smoother convex surface leading down to a rougher edge or base, which comes off at about a 30° angle. This profile suggest that it may come from a plano-convex ingot, similar to those found in the Late Bronze Age across the county.
Created on: Monday 5th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-281757
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy ingot fragment, possibly associated with Bronze Age artefacts found in the same field in the same week.
Created on: Wednesday 11th May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Padstow', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-199400
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold fragment of a strip raised into a lip on both of the edges of each face. The flanged end is flattened and has been sheared off with a blunt 'cold' chisel which has caused the end to expand. The other end of the fragment is broken and worn. Treasure report written by Gillian Varndell: Roughly trapezoidal fragment of gold; the broader end is flattened and cut (or flattened and broken off) and there is a rough break at the opposite, narrower end. The long edges have slight flanges, more marked on one face; the 'flange' at the narrow edge is probably a result of breaking.
Created on: Monday 4th April 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 5th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Padstow', grid reference and parish protected.