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Artifact ID BCES 0162/0205
Class bell
Material copper-base
Site Ban Chiang BCES
Period Late Period

Provenience Status/Description Metallography Elemental/Hardness
Completeness: intact
Type:
Subtype:
Number of pieces: 1
Corrosion level: metal present
Conserved: Yes
Weight gm: 3.1
Maximum dimension: 1.6
Description: Intact length (top to bottom)=1.6 cm. Intact width=1.5 cm. Width of opening=0.2 cm. Degree of opening around the body=180°. Ball is intact within bell.
Comments: Decoration is fine grooves only 0.5 mm apart in spiral or concentric circle pattern. The surface is divided by a beltline 2.5 mm wide into upper and lower hemispheres. The upper hemisphere has horizontal circles but the lower one has vertical circles, really half-circles because they stop at the beltline. The opening is not just split but carefully made with constant width and square cut ends. In Thailand.