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Artifact ID BCES 0352/0959
Class blade
Material iron
Site Ban Chiang BCES
Period Middle Period-Late Period

Provenience Status/Description Metallography Elemental/Hardness
Completeness: greater than half
Type: straight
Subtype: tanged
Number of pieces: 1
Corrosion level: no metal present
Conserved: Yes
Weight gm: 35
Maximum dimension: 10.2
Description: Maximum blade width=2.9 cm. Blade thickness=0.8 cm. Tang is broken.
Comments: Point of blade broken off at a fresh break, probably during excavation. Associated feature contains bones. possibly human, but was not assigned a burial number.