I agree with these observations, and thank you Jens for posting this!
I know little of wootz and its esoterica, but very much agree with caveats.
Something like these unusual ingots or mill balls or whatever the case may be, really should have some sort of accredited authentication. It seems that many times I have seen items listed as varying sorts of rare antiquity, which have turned out to be very ordinary items of far more recent age.
I look forward to hearing more on how this type of metal object can be tested and the outcome.
All best regards,
Jim
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