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Artifact ID BT 565/1325
Class wire/rod
Material copper-base
Site Ban Tong
Period Middle Period

Provenience Status/Description Metallography Elemental/Hardness
Alloy: bronze or copper
Where Cut: cross section of shaft
How Mounted: lengthwise
Structure: As-cast.
Metallographic description: Cored dendritic structure completely outlined by heavy interdendritic corrosion. FeCl3 etch produced a slight fringe on the dendrites.
BT 565/1325<br>Total length of all pieces=3.1 cm. Cross section diameter=0.3 cm. Round cross section.

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