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Sandstone mould for casting bronze objects

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From Dunsapie, Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh

Postcard of Sandstone mould for casting bronze objects.
000-100-034-214-C
© National Museums Scotland

Sandstone mould for casting bronze objects

This sandstone mould was found at Dunsapie on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh. It was used to cast a number of objects, sometime between 200 BC and 1000 AD.

The mould was used to cast (at least) a ring, a horseshoe-shaped object, a dumb-bell-shaped object, and part of another ring. It is broken.

Bronze objects could be made by melting bronze in a crucible in a furnace, and then casting it into shapes using moulds. At first, simple moulds were used for making flat objects. Later more complex moulds of clay and stone were developed.


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Online ID: 000-100-034-214-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.CM 28
Date: Between 200 BC and 1000 AD
Material: Sandstone, reddish; with matrices for a ring, a horseshoe-shaped object, a dumb-bell shaped object, and part of another ring
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What: Mould
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Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh, Holyrood Park, Arthur's Seat, Dunsapie
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Description: Broken mould of reddish sandstone with matrices for a ring, horseshoe-shaped object, dumb-bell shaped object, and part of another ring, from Dunsapie, Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh
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