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Artifact ID DK 256/400
Class misc.
Material iron
Site Don Klang
Period Late Period

Provenience Status/Description Metallography Elemental/Hardness
Alloy: iron
Where Cut: along edge
How Mounted: cross-section mounted cut side up
Structure:
Metallographic description: Pure ferrite, full of inclusions and corrosion dirt. The inclusions/slag are oriented along the perimeter of the artifact. The grains are rather large; some subgrains are visible. Pigott and Marder (1984) report seeing a small amount of pearlite.
DK 256/400<br>Badly damaged oval shaped ball or bell. Maximum diameter=4.1 cm. Width of opening=1.2 cm. Degree of cleft around diameter=270°.
DK 256/400<br>Badly damaged oval shaped ball or bell. Maximum diameter=4.1 cm. Width of opening=1.2 cm. Degree of cleft around diameter=270°.

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