29204
Accession Number
10059
Title Of Article Chaper
Technical examination of the classical bronze horse from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Title Of Journal Book
Journal of the American Institute for Conservation
Volume
21
Issue
1
Pages
15342
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
A thorough technical examination of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Bronze Horse (Acc. No. 23.69) has revealed that the technical evidence used to condemn it does not hold up under critical evaluation. The composition of the metal and core, the nature of the corrosion and its method of manufacture are consistent with the object being of ancient origin. Thermoluminescence experiments performed on the ceramic core material of the horse have proven that the bronze horse was manufactured in antiquity.
Keywords
Bronze, analysis; Bronze, casting; Bronze, corrosion; Bronze, examination test; Sculpture, bronze; Sculpture, bronze examination; Dating, thermoluminescence metal casting; Forgery authenticity, examination; Metal, authenticity forgery; Sculpture, authenticity forgery ICCROM
pub_id
29204