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Casting implements

Item name:Casting implements

Dating:2700–2400 BC

Findspot:Ig – Dežman pile-dwelling sites

On display:The Earliest Stories from the Crossroads

Description

Crucible, clay nozzle for bellows, blowpipe nozzles, moulds for flat axes and a flat cop - per axe from Dežman pile-dwelling sites near Ig form an impressive assemblage of the main casting implements (2700–2400 BC). Other pre - historic settlements predominantly only yielded small, in some cases barely identifiable fragments of such items.

Details

1. Crucible, clay, h. 10 cm, Inv. No. B 1510.
2. Nozzle for bellows, clay, h. 5.2 cm, Inv. No. B 1537.
3. Blowpipe nozzles, clay, h. 4.3 cm, Inv. No. B 1534.
4. Blowpipe nozzles, clay, h. 5.8 cm, Inv. No. B 1531.
5. Moulds for casting flat axes, clay, l. 9 cm, Inv. No. B 1524b.
6. Moulds for casting flat axes, clay, l. 10,1 cm, Inv. No. B 1526.
7. Moulds for casting flat axes, clay, l. 9,4 cm, Inv. No. B 1522.
8. Moulds for casting flat axes, clay, l. 12,2 cm, Inv. No. B 1524a.
9. Moulds for casting flat axes, clay, l. 11,6 cm, B 1527.
10. Flat axe, copper, l. 9.4 cm, Inv. No. B 4776.