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Medieval Casting Mold for Manufacturing Crosses from Cherson

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The results of studying a bronze casting mold found on the territory of the Chersonesos ancient settlement are presented. It is established that the mold was cast from lead-tin bronze, in which the tin content varies within the range of 6.23–9.43%, and lead, within the range of 6.42–24.42%. The percentage of lead is significantly increased inside the small cross, where inclusions of silver-gray color are also recorded. Apparently, at the final stage of using this part of the mold, either lead products or products from bronze, heavily alloyed with lead, were cast in it. A high content of silver is recorded inside the large cross, which may indicate the use of a silver casting mold.

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  1. Inventory number is NZKhT No. 230/36679.

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The work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation within the framework of project no. 20-18-00076-P “Evolution of cities on the Inner Ridge of the Crimean Mountains in the Middle Ages and Modern Times,” https://rscf.ru/project/20-18-00076/.

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  1. Institute of Archeology of Crimea, Russian Academy of Sciences, Simferopol, Russia

    E. A. Khairedinova & A. V. Antipenko

  2. Tauric Chersonesos State Historical and Archaeological Museum Reserve, Sevastopol, Russia

    T. Yu. Yashaeva

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Khairedinova, E.A., Antipenko, A.V. & Yashaeva, T.Y. Medieval Casting Mold for Manufacturing Crosses from Cherson. Nanotechnol Russia 18, 742–745 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2635167623700453

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