CRUCIBLES AND MOULDS FROM CHURCH CLOSE, HARTLEPOOL, CLEVELAND.
Author(s): Justine Bayley
A few pieces of slag, 11 crucible fragments and some two dozen clay mould fragments all dating to c. 700 AD were examined. The crucibles included at least one with a knobbed lid used for melting silver. Copper alloys were also worked. The moulds were piece moulds but were not made in the usual way. Instead, the patterned matrix had half an in-gate and a plain backing piece (second valve) added to form a complete mould.
- Report Number:
- 157/1987
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 6
- Keywords:
- Technology