Craft, industry and trade

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Piece of glassy slag

Piece of glassy slag. This is a waste by-product derived from smelting iron ore in a shaft furnace.

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Fragment of furnace wall

Fragment of furnace wall and vitrified lining. The orange material is the clay wall of a shaft furna

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Socket stone

Stone with circular socket on each face. The socket shows clear indication of rotational wear, possi

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Ingot mould

Stone block with two open moulds for casting small metal ingots. This is probably from a metalworker

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Gold ingot

This ingot and an associated length of gold rod were found in what was probably a precious metal wor

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Small section of gold rod

Small section of gold rod, cut by a chisel or knife at either end then broken. This was found in an

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Partly finished stick pin

Partly finished stick pin. This pin has been cast in a two-part mould, but has not been cleaned up a

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Clay mould for casting stick pins

Clay mould for casting stick pins. This mould is for at least five nail-headed stick pins. These may

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Stone rosette mould

Stone mould for casting a small circular rosette mount or stud.It was found in an area associated wi

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Large bronze fish hook

Large bronze fish hook with barbed point. The other end has a splayed terminal, to aid in securing t

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Silver strip mount

Silver strip mount with interlace decoration. Cleaning of a small portion of the strip revealed that

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Copper alloy chape

Copper alloy chape with incised line decoration. The chape was originally tin-plated to give a silve

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