Object: Casting waste
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Worthing Museum,Presented by the late Mr. E. C. Patching
Site: England,Sussex,Worthing,Ham Road ("40 Acres" Brickfield),4 ft. below surface,Feby 1877
Parish: Worthing
County: West Sussex
Country: England
Year of discovery: 1877
Length (mm): 145
Width (mm): 144
Thickness (mm): 28
Patina: Various shades of green
Surface: Both sides are rough, the flat side is the rougher. The convex side has a number of small holes either from "bubbles" of tiny pebbles in a mould of gravel. There are large bubble holes on the flat side. The roughness of the flat side is levelled down as if from hammer blows.
Associations: Another similar speciment.,One of a hoard consisting of 7 Palstaves, 1 Winged Celt, 5 Socketed Celts, + 4 "Cakes" of Bronze
Description: These were evidently used to line the bottom of crucibles in which they were found. Traces of gravel on this piece. Upper-most side is convex, the other side is practically flat, i.e. excepting for a roughness from casting.