17313
Accession Number
28526
Author
Goodway, Martha
Author Affiliation
Smithsonian Institution. Conservation Analytical Laboratory
Title Of Article Chaper
Etruscan mirrors: a reinterpretation
Title Of Journal Book
MASCA research papers in science and archaeology
Volume
6
Pages
25-30
Collation
5 photos, 1 drawing, 1 table
Reference Bibliography
Includes 31 bibliog. refs.
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
A bronze mirror, believed to be Etruscan, was studied metallographically and for trace element composition, and the results compared to those for Etruscan mirrors published by Pansieri and Leoni (See <i>IIC Abstracts</i>3-1347). Elemental composition was similar to those published, in the area of 87% copper, 13% tin, 0.1% lead, and traces of iron, cobalt, nickel, antimony, and arsenic. Metallographical studies showed the mirror to have been extensively worked to final size and shape with intermediate annealing, and that copper sulfide ore had been used. -- AATA
Keywords
mirror;Etruscan;metal -- CAL
pub_id
17313