8079
Accession Number
6087
Author
Mommsen, H.; Befort, M.; Fazly, Q.; Schmittinger, T.; Follmann-Schulz, A.B.
Title Of Article Chaper
Analysis of a silver statuette of mercury from Bonn
Title Of Journal Book
Archaeometry
Volume
22
Issue
1
Pages
87-92
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
An ancient silver statuette was analyzed by the particle-induced x-ray emission method to determine whether the 3 parts, the figure of Mercury, a ram, and the plinth were all manu-factured from the same alloy. The results indicated that they were not.
Keywords
Sculpture, silver examination; Silver, analysis; Spectroscopy, emission x ray proton-induced pixe ICCROM
pub_id
8079