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Artifact ID BC 1100/141
Class adze
Material iron
Site Ban Chiang BC
Period Late Period-Protohistoric

Provenience Status/Description Metallography Elemental/Hardness
Completeness: fragmentary
Type: narrow-blade
Subtype: socketed
Number of pieces: 5+
Corrosion level: may be metal present
Conserved: none
Weight gm: 54.3
Maximum dimension: 5.6
Description: Minimum width of waist =2 cm. Adze has flared edge with rounded tips.
Comments: Only tip of blade preserved, enough to show beginning of socket. Blade is relatively narrow.