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Artifact ID BC 2167/365
Class amorphous
Material copper-base
Site Ban Chiang BC
Period Late Period-Protohistoric

Alloy: bronze or copper
Where Cut: in half
How Mounted: cross-section mounted cut side up
Structure: As-cast.
Metallographic description: Cast structure; strong etch shows coring. Grain boundaries show clearly. There are numerous gas pores and inclusions. From its color, this piece may be unalloyed copper.

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