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Artifact ID BCES 0351/0952
Class amorphous
Material copper-base
Site Ban Chiang BCES
Period Middle Period-Late Period

Provenience Status/Description Metallography Elemental/Hardness
Alloy: bronze or copper
Where Cut: in half
How Mounted: both halves mounted cut side up in same mount
Structure: Post-casting treatment possible.
Metallographic description: This specimen has a very coppery color. It is composed of cored dendrites, with large areas of strain markings especially near the edge. Corrosion is pronounced, along with gas and shrinkage pits.

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