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1889.29.135.1

Shaped clay core, one of the stages in casting a brass bell using the lost wax method. [SM (Verve) 18/08/2014]

1889.29.135.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Shaped clay core, one of the stages in casting a brass bell using the lost wax method. [SM (Verve) 18/08/2014]
Long description
Shaped clay core, one of the stages in casting a brass bell using the lost wax method. Dome-shaped hollow clay core with a square hole at the top and bottom and a slight indention about two centimetres from the base. The core has large cracks in the centre of the base around the square hole. [SM (Verve) 18/08/2014]
Person
Field collector Richard Carnac Temple
PRM source Richard Carnac Temple
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1889
Date collected
By 1889
Acquisition information
Donated: 1889
Materials and processes
Material Clay, Process Lost Wax Cast, Process Modelled, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Height: max 100 mm, Diameter: max 101 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1889.29.135.1

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