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Artifact ID BCES 0238/0490
Class bangle
Material copper-base
Site Ban Chiang BCES
Period Late 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: As-cast.
Metallographic description: In the unetched condition, the interdendritic phase - which has been completely corroded away - strongly resembles the alpha+delta eutectoid in shape. After etching, the remaining metal islands show clear coring.
BCES 0238/0490<br>chord length=1 cm inner diameter=unclear shaft height=0.4 cm shaft width=00.3 cm unclear if decorated
BCES 0238/0490<br>chord length=1 cm inner diameter=unclear shaft height=0.4 cm shaft width=00.3 cm unclear if decorated

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