Anders
Copper alloy coatings on iron objects are not uncommon finds in Britain. For examples of viking age see:
P J Ottaway (1992) Anglo-Scandinavian ironwork from 16-22 Coppergate. The Archaeology of York 17/6. London: Council for British Archaeology.
An Iron Age find from Gussage All Saints was a link from the mouthpiece of a three-link bridle-bit which was shown to be of steel with a bronze coating, although in this case it was suggested that the object had been dipped in molten bronze. The technical details are in the conference proceedings.
M G Spratling (1979) The debris of metalworking. in G J Wainwright, Gussage All Saints: an Iron Age settlement in Dorset. DoE Archaeological Reports 10. London: HMSO, 125-49.
M G Spratling et al (1980) An Iron Age bronze foundry at Gussage All Saints, Dorset: preliminary assessment of technology. In E A Slater and J O Tate (eds) Proceedings of the 16th International symposium on Archaeometry and Archaeological Prospection, Edinburgh 1976. Edinburgh: National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland, 268-92.
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