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Artifact ID BCES 0735/2601
Class wire/rod
Material copper-base
Site Ban Chiang BCES
Period Late Period

Provenience Status/Description Metallography Elemental/Hardness
Alloy: bronze or copper
Where Cut: cross section of shaft
How Mounted: 2 pieces:one cross-section, one lengthwise in same mount.
Structure: As-cast.
Metallographic description: Cored dendritic microstructure with extensive corrosion and very large shrinkage/gas voids. The structure of both specimens is the same.

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