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Artifact ID BCES 0649/2173
Class bangle
Material copper-base
Site Ban Chiang BCES
Period Early Period

Provenience Status/Description Metallography Elemental/Hardness
Alloy: bronze or copper
Where Cut: cross section of shaft
How Mounted: cross-section mounted cut side up
Structure: Post-casting treatment
Metallographic description: The specimen has a rectangular cross-section. The structure is a mosaic of small grains, many with annealing twins. Blue-gray inclusions are frequent. The twins, grains, and inclusions do not appear to be bent or deformed.
BCES 0649/2173<br>chord length=3.8 cm inner diameter=6 cm shaft height=0.6 cm shaft width=0.8 cm unclear if decorated
BCES 0649/2173<br>chord length=3.8 cm inner diameter=6 cm shaft height=0.6 cm shaft width=0.8 cm unclear if decorated

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