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Artifact ID BCES 2020B/1982
Class prill
Material copper-base
Site Ban Chiang BCES
Period Middle Period

Provenience Status/Description Metallography Elemental/Hardness
Alloy: impure copper
Where Cut: cross-section
How Mounted: cross-section
Structure: As-cast.
Metallographic description: Cast. Small irregular grains, some columnar, outlined by bead-like precipitates. Granular structure reflects the low tin content. Another prill in this crucible was high-tin bronze.

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