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Solidified Copper from the Bottom of a Melting Furnace
Solidified Copper from the Bottom of a Melting Furnace
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Solidified Copper from the Bottom of a Melting Furnace

This disc-shaped artifact is pure copper. The bottom is smooth and spherical, whereas the surface is concave with many adhered copper granules, probably the result of the solidification of molten copper remaining at the bottom of a melting furnace. It was later used as a pillar pivot at Site A11 of the Hsiao-t’un temple-palace complex.
Item No.
R053552
Period
殷商
Dimensions
高7.0公分，直徑36.0公分，重8.6公斤
Excavated/Findspot
河南安陽殷墟小屯甲11號基址

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