22887
Accession Number
30486
Title Of Article Chaper
Nondestructive analysis of a miniature pagoda of Sarira reliquary (treasure N. 259-2) from Sujong-sa temple [Original title and text in Korean]
Title Of Journal Book
Conservation Science in Museum
Volume
4
Pages
57-61
Collation
5 p. : ills.
Reference Bibliography
Includes bibliographic references
Publisher
The National Museum of Korea
Language Of Text
Korean
Language Of Summary
Korean; English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
From the stupa of Sujongsa-Temple, located in Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi-do province, was excavated a celadon jar with lid, a gilt-bronze nine-storied miniature pagoda and a silver-plate hexagonal miniature shrine, etc. Among them, the gilt-bronze miniature pagoda has been known as a gilt-bronze product since most of its surface has copper tint and the base part has bronze corrosion. It formal title registered on the Cultural Properties Administration also begins with a gilt-bronze. However, it was supposed to be a gold product in many aspects: the color and status of the surface, degree of the bronze corrosion creation and the metal thread joining the wind bell. So the necessity to prove its material by a scientific analysis was raised. We examined it with nondestructive method. The results were traces of open-working on many parts of the surface, but no traces of gilding. Moreover, as we perform an XRF analysis, the main component were gold and silver (16%) and some impurities such as copper and iron were found. Therefore, it could be inferred that this miniature pagoda is a gold product. -- MCI
Keywords
nondestructive; non-destructive; analysis; miniature; pagoda; sarira; reliquary; metal -- MCI
pub_id
22887