How to recycle a Portuguese early 16th century bronze cannon...

[Alexandre]

In case you havent seen the actual inwards of a bronze cannon...

 

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Wow...
What a shame.

 

[Smithbrown]

x-rays are less destructive...

 

[JOe L]

Why ??

 

[Diggin-N-Dumps]

Why was this done? Why is there a monk in the picture? Why? Why? Why?

 

[digging440yrs]

What a shame---would of looked great in our garden

 

[TreasureCDave]

Why are the pieces on the monks robe?

Seriously - Is there an article to link to that explains whats going on here?

 

[Smithbrown]

Perhaps the cannon is being reincarnated by the Buddhist priest.

 

[MPH200]

Waste of a beautiful cannon. The almighty $$$$$$ wins again.

 

[Salvor6]

The archaeologists needed money to pay their salary.

 

[huntsman53]

Maybe they are making roofing tiles for a Monastery!


Frank

 

[Alexandre]

It was found by a fisherman, recovered, cut and melt in order to make a bronze Buddha statue..

 

[ivan salis]

old war item becomes new wave "peace item"... from war cannon to "peace buddha "statue

 

[TreasureCDave]

old war item becomes new wave "peace item"... from war cannon to "peace buddha "statue

There's some Karma for ya!

 

[rico4ever]

Platinum and Palladium are naturally occurring within copper ore deposits. It wasn't until the late 18th-early 19th century that they figured out how to extract the precious metals from the copper. Anything that assays out at 1% platinum is worth smelting and extracting for the precious metal....I hear tell that some old cannons assay out at better than 3%. So an 8,000 lb Spanish Culverin assays at 2% Platinum, so the yield would be 160 lbs. platinum m.o.l., or roughly 2,343. Troy Oz. at today's spot price of $990.oz equals $2,319,793. Maybe that is why everybody in the photos is so Happy ! There are a number of refining companies that will do an assay for approx. $75. Drill one little !/4" hole and get a couple grams of bronze for the test..... I understand that this is Especially true for Copper mined in Cuba in the 16th-17th century, and the raw slag chunks were often transported in the galleons packed right down in the cribs with the ballast. That's part of the reason why bronze cannons fetch such a big price.....that's why they call it call it TREASURE HUNTING ! Rico

 

[TreasureCDave]

Platinum and Palladium are naturally occurring within copper ore deposits. It wasn't until the late 18th-early 19th century that they figured out how to extract the precious metals from the copper. Anything that assays out at 1% platinum is worth smelting and extracting for the precious metal....I hear tell that some old cannons assay out at better than 3%. So an 8,000 lb Spanish Culverin assays at 2% Platinum, so the yield would be 160 lbs. platinum m.o.l., or roughly 2,343. Troy Oz. at today's spot price of $990.oz equals $2,319,793. Maybe that is why everybody in the photos is so Happy ! There are a number of refining companies that will do an assay for approx. $75. Drill one little !/4" hole and get a couple grams of bronze for the test..... I understand that this is Especially true for Copper mined in Cuba in the 16th-17th century, and the raw slag chunks were often transported in the galleons packed right down in the cribs with the ballast. That's part of the reason why bronze cannons fetch such a big price.....that's why they call it call it TREASURE HUNTING ! Rico

Thanks for that info ... you learn something new everyday.

Alexadre said it was re-purposed into a Buddha Statue, huh, I wonder if they knew (or cared about such earthly things)

 

[bvi explorer]

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