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Tuyere used in iron smelting, surface survey, 1997


Description:
Side view of a fired clay tuyere fragment used in an iron smelting furnace. A thick layer of slag produced during the smelting process coats the tuyere's outside surface. The tuyere was used to introduce air to the interior chamber of a smelting furnace. The tuyere was collected during site survey by N. Leith Smith in the course of his doctoral dissertation research. The tuyere was recovered in his survey area A, Site 7, Quad P14. A catalog tag indicating provenience information is tied to the tuyere with string. Banda area, 8 February, 1997.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-18285
Provenance:
Regional Testing Area A, Site 7, Quad P14
Date:
1997-02-08
Subjects:
Tuyere
Subjects Facet:
Archaeology; Metallurgy; Iron smelting; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:
SF97-054
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. N. Leith Smith
Date searchable:
1997
Date searchable:
1992-02-08
Genre:
35 mm slide
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
8.173691,-2.381385
Date Digitized:
2016
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:
8.173691,-2.381385