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Artifact ID BC 2156/322
Class bangle
Material copper-base
Site Ban Chiang BC
Period Late Period

Alloy: leaded bronze
Where Cut: cross section of shaft
How Mounted: cross-section mounted cut side up
Structure: As-cast.
Metallographic description: Heavily corroded cored dendrites. One can see a large blob of lead. The corrosion is interdendritic and filled with nonmetallic inclusions.

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