23654
Accession Number
38071
Title Of Article Chaper
Scientific analysis of gold-plated silver objects unearthed from the Tang dynasty Tubo tomb in Dulan County, Qinghai Province
Title Of Journal Book
Sciences of Conservation and Archaeology
Volume
26
Issue
2
Pages
69-75
Collation
7 p. : ills.
Reference Bibliography
Includes bibliographic references
Language Of Text
Chinese
Language Of Summary
Chinese;English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Dulan, in Qinghai province is located on the South Route of the ancient Silk Road. A large number of Sui and Tang Dynasty silver and gold ornaments were excavated from the Tubo tombs of Dulan. Among these ornaments, one Sogdian silver belt coated with a gold alloy characterized by ornamentation with a defined figure and roundels is special because the figure has the features of a Sogdian person. The belt is of great significance for the study of Eastern and Western cultural exchanges. But the gold and silver pieces were seriously corroded and in serious need of protection treatment and scientific investigation. The object was analyzed using scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The results showed that the ornament has a silver body coated with a gold-silver alloy. The silver body heavily eroded to silver oxide, which may be due to the high salt environment. The results provided theoretical support to the study and conservation of relics from Tubo Tombs.
Keywords
tomb;silver;gold;plate;alloy;foil;analysis
pub_id
23654