918
Accession Number
15051
Editor
Doeringer, Suzannah; Mitten, David Gordon; Steinberg, Arthur
Title Of Article Chaper
Chemical composition of Greek and Roman statuary bronzes
Title Of Journal Book
Art and technology. A symposium on classical bronzes
Pages
37-49
Reference Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Publisher City
Cambridge (Massachusetts)
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Meeting
Arts and technology
Meeting City
Cambridge, mass
Abstract
Edited by Doeringer, Suzannah, MIT: Cambridge, Mass. Greek statuary bronzes, the chemical composition of various statuary bronzes (Sn, Pb, Cu, other metals), analyses of bronze coins of Alexander the Great, composition of uncertain Greek or Hellenistic statuary bronzes, analyses of bronze coins of Antigonus Gonatas, analyses of late Hellenistic bronze coins of Athens, composition of Roman statuary bronzes, and the bronze recipes of Pliny are discussed. It is concluded that present knowledge about the chemical composition of Greek and Roman statuary bronzes is still fragmentary; any conclusions based on this knowledge are only tentative. Many more analyses are obviously needed, especially accurate and complete analyses of bronzes of known provenance. 6 refs.
Keywords
Bronze, alloy; analysis, chemical; analysis, chemical qualitative; analysis, chemical quantitative; bronze, metallurgy; bronze, analysis; ICCROM
pub_id
918
Meeting Date
19670202-19671204