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Artifact ID BC 2168/1115
Class bangle
Material copper-base
Site Ban Chiang BC
Period Early Period

Alloy: bronze or copper
Where Cut: cross section of shaft
How Mounted: cross-section mounted cut side up
Structure: post-casting treatment
Metallographic description: Specimen is extensively corroded; only a small corner of metal remains. The structure discernible is granular, with clear cross-hatched lines (strain lines?) and annealing twins in the grain islands.

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