Object: Stone Mould
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Cardiff, National Museum of Wales,79.26 H
Site: Wales,Powys,Manafon,New Mills,Found winter 1978/9 by AE Price, Hafran Junior School, Park Lane, Newtown, Powys, on the surface of the valley floor immediately below the steep slop of the valley side, while field walking (DF)
Country: Wales
Grid reference: SJ 0913 0128
Year of discovery: 1978
Length (mm): 172
Width (mm): 60
Weight (g): 2126
Composition: Res. Lab XRF determination (on Matrices 1 & 3) did not detect any significant parts for Cu, Sn, As, Pb; The stone would appear to have significant quantities of Fe, Po, Ca, Ti, Si
Associations: 8a. Single Find
Description: Dimensions: of block per illustration; face kept parallel and perpendicular to plane of drawing in each view; faces 1 & 3 approx. parallel in cross section, converging a little in long section; Wt. 2125.7 g,Matrix 1: internal L 162mm; ext. L 171.5; int. W 52; ext. W 59.5; max. D matrix (intact matrix sur.) 6.2; max D. end 3.8; most of matrix surface smooth, intact, & very gently concave; side walls mainly near & flat standing at 70*; v. slight furrows down length probably tooling marks; patch of surface chipped away - roughened surface, but similar blue-grey colour to rest of matrix; most of surrounding face generally flat with slight modulations - probably intact; lower left corner reduced by damage; depth at wide end fairly consistent, even to tip.,Matrix 2: L 193.5 or 160; max W 49 or ?; max D 3.5; surface of matrix rough pocked, sides ill-defined - one virt. straight, other with central [?sevelling]; broad edge very diffuse - two poss. lines of matrix defined by bevels and pittings (shorter length); narrower end virt. pointed; surrounding face undulates - some almost level with matrix surface; colour similar to black;,Matrix 3: int. L 131.5mm; external L 135.5; int. max. W. 54.5; max D side wall (one side) 8.2; max D. other side wall 3.5; max D broad end 5.5; most of matrix smooth and very gently concave, more-or-less flat across broad end, but actual edge angle rises slightly in centre; angle of one side wall very straight - slight ridge inside - other wall very concave line, slightly bowed in section and at angle of c. 70*; top end - no distinct bevel line - but no end of dam.; 2 or 3 small patches chipped to rough texture - sim. blue-grey col. to rest of matrix; much of surrounding face flat with slight undulation -largely undam. prob.; depression reducing lower left side wall poss. dam. - but not fresher sur.; also facet across lower right tip prob. dam. - irregular surface but not fresher.,Face 4: comparatively irregular; tendency for three furrows on lower parts.,Block: pale bluey/greeny grey surface, patches of rusty brown staining?; odd chips at corners with maroon brown surface - prob. more recent; groove across top end and across right side face of face 3 - both look ancient and probably incidental; bottom end slightly hollowed - not smooth, pocked; top end flat; patch of blackening on angle between faces 2 & 3, some moss adhering plus green staining in parts,Medium Grained Sandstone
Remarks: PIF; DF(S); SI; CI; SN April 79; Source: Sb. A.