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Artifact ID BCES 0205/0379
Class bangle
Material copper-base
Site Ban Chiang BCES
Period Late Period

Alloy: bronze.
Where Cut: cross section of shaft
How Mounted: cross-section mounted cut side up
Structure: As-cast.
Metallographic description: Cored dendritic, with all second phase corroded away except for the very center of the specimen. In the center, eutectoid is retained. Corrosion-etched strain marks are apparent near the edges.

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