Which process limited the size of solid copper castings in early Mesopotamian metallurgy?

💡 Explanation

When large copper castings cool heterogeneously, dissolved gases form bubbles because solubility decreases, thus gas porosity weakens the final solid. Therefore gas porosity was limiting, rather than other options requiring differences in material or cooling method.

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