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Artifact ID BT 905/1716
Class amorphous
Material copper-base
Site Ban Tong
Period Early Period

Provenience Status/Description Metallography Elemental/Hardness
Alloy: leaded antinomial bronze
Where Cut: not cut; all in sample
How Mounted: mounted whole lengthwise
Structure: As-cast.
Metallographic description: This specimen is anomalous for its 9% antimony and 6% lead. The structure is complex--cored dendrites over a matrix of irregular grains. Light and dark gray inclusions can be seen. This is a multi-phase structure. There is no sign of deformation.
BT 905/1716<br>irregular

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