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Artifact ID BCES 0762/2834
Class point
Material copper-base
Site Ban Chiang BCES
Period Early Period

Provenience Status/Description Metallography Elemental/Hardness
Completeness: intact
Type: spear point
Subtype: socketed
Number of pieces: 1
Corrosion level: metal present
Conserved: Yes
Weight gm: 91
Maximum dimension: 13.6
Description: Intact length=15.5 cm. Blade intact length=10 cm. Maximum blade width=3.9 cm. Maximum thickness of blade (except midrib)=0.3 cm. Midrib=present. Blade shape=triangular, rounded shoulders at 90°. (Shape 2). Outer socket diameter=2.3 cm. Inner socket diameter=1.9 cm.
Comments: Socket is elliptical in cross section 2.3 x 1.7 cm. midrib is continuation of socket and is uniformly tapered from the socket hole to the very tip of the blade, and is the same on both faces of the blade. In Thailand.
BCES 0762/2834<br>Intact length=15.5 cm. Blade intact length=10 cm. Maximum blade width=3.9 cm. Maximum thickness of blade (except midrib)=0.3 cm. Midrib=present. Blade shape=triangular, rounded shoulders at 90°. (Shape 2). Outer socket diameter=2.3 cm. Inner socket diameter=1.9 cm.
BCES 0762/2834<br>Intact length=15.5 cm. Blade intact length=10 cm. Maximum blade width=3.9 cm. Maximum thickness of blade (except midrib)=0.3 cm. Midrib=present. Blade shape=triangular, rounded shoulders at 90°. (Shape 2). Outer socket diameter=2.3 cm. Inner socket diameter=1.9 cm.
BCES 0762/2834<br>Intact length=15.5 cm. Blade intact length=10 cm. Maximum blade width=3.9 cm. Maximum thickness of blade (except midrib)=0.3 cm. Midrib=present. Blade shape=triangular, rounded shoulders at 90°. (Shape 2). Outer socket diameter=2.3 cm. Inner socket diameter=1.9 cm.

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