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Record ID: SF-DDFF40
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: 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 obliquely angled circular-sectioned arms, flattened on their outer faces. Preserved in good condition with an even green patina, it survives to a height of of 14.17mm when stood on its end, its body being 24.84mm in diameter by 8.04mm thick at its midpoint. It weighs 25.18g.
Casting jets are waste products which form at the top of a two-piece clay mould when the molten metal has filled the object-s…
Created on: Tuesday 16th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 25th January 2018
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This findspot is known as 'Assington', grid reference and parish protected.
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