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© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - CASC
Omeka ID 3113
Deltebre I
Contemporary

mortar bombs and cannon shells

MAC CASC 19973, MAC CASC 19945

Object type
mortar bombs and cannon shells
Production date
1813
Fabric
-
Museum
Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - CASC
Culture
Contemporary
Discovery location
Deltebre I
Materials
iron
Township
Deltebre (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Tarragona, Baix Ebre)
Technique
-
Where is it?
-
Dimensions
245 mm, 130 mm, 130 mm
Description
These mortar bombs and cannon shells are hollow inside. As you can see in the picture, they have a hole where they are filled with gunpowder and then covered with a fuse so that when fired, after a time delay, they explode, scattering the shrapnel. The aim was to wreak havoc on the enemy or to cause great damage to the walls of a fortification when they embedded themselves in it.

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